Gender differences in the perceived severity of boot camp

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 153-175

  Wood, Peter B ^a   May, David C ^b   Grasmick, Harold G ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Ratings of boot camp versus prison; Rational choice theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644446436     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v40n03_08     Document Type: Review

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