The challenges of prisoner reentry from a rural perspective

Western Criminology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 32-47

  Wodahl, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Prisoner reentry; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747313809     PISSN: 10964886     EISSN: 10964886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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