The love of a good man? Romantic relationships as a source of support or hindrance for female ex-offenders

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 459-488

  Leverentz, Andrea M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Desistance; Female offending; Social bonds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE EX OFFENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LOVE; OFFENDER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 33750039662     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427806293323     Document Type: Article

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