Effectiveness of the direct supervision system of correctional design and management: A review of the literature

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 392-410

  Wener, Richard ^a  

^a Polytechnic University

Author keywords

Architecture; Assault; Direct supervision; Evaluation; Jail; Prison; Stress; Vandalism; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646415915     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806286202     Document Type: Review

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