Conning or Conversion? The Role of Religion in Prison Coping

The Prison Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-259

  Thomas, Jim ^a   Zaitzow, Barbara H ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping in prison; faith based programming; prison adjustment; spirituality and incarceration

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646687322     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885506287952     Document Type: Article

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