Correctional officers' perceptions of equitable treatment in the masculinized prison environment

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-206

  Griffin, Marie L ^a   Armstrong, Gaylene S ^b   Hepburn, John R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional officers; Equal treatment; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Prison

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044458837     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: 15563839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016805284306     Document Type: Review

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