Examining the effect of incarceration and in-prison family contact on prisoners' family relationships

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 314-335

  La Vigne, Nancy G ^a,b   Naser, Rebecca L ^a   Brooks, Lisa E ^a   Castro, Jennifer L ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Justice Policy Center ^*

Author keywords

Family contact; Incarceration; Prisoners; Reentry

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744539615     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986205281727     Document Type: Article

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