Adjustment patterns in incarcerated women: An analysis of differences based on sentence length

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 714-732

  Thompson, Caitlin ^a   Loper, Ann B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Female inmates; Incarcerated women; Sentence length; Women prisoners

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144518551     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854805279949     Document Type: Article

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