Institutional thoughtlessness in prisons and its impacts on the day-to-day prison lives of elderly men

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 350-363

  Crawley, Elaine ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Elderly prisoners; Emotional and psychological survival; Identity; Institutional thoughtlessness; Life review

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744568108     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986205282018     Document Type: Article

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