The meaning of anger for Australian indigenous offenders: The significance of context

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 520-539

  Day, Andrew ^a   Davey, Linda ^a   Wanganeen, Rosemary ^a   Howells, Kevin ^a,b   DeSantolo, Jason ^c   Nakata, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anger; Indigenous; Prison; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALE; OFFENDER; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; POLITICS; PRISON; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANGER; CRIME; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION GROUPS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33748131782     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X06286971     Document Type: Article

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