Drug Offenses, Gender, Ethnicity, and Nationality: Women in Prison in England and Wales

The Prison Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 140-157

  Joseph, Janice ^a  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

England; ethnicity; intersectionality; nationality; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944465582     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885505283926     Document Type: Article

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