Investigating the Stigma of Prison Classification: An Experimental Design

The Prison Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-382

  Bench, Lawrence L ^a   Allen, Terry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

classification; disciplinary activity; experimental design; labeling theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746522922     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: 15527522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885503260143     Document Type: Article

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