Predictors of stable employment among female inmates in New Jersey: Implications for successful reintegration

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-22

  Blitz, Cynthia L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Prison; Reintegration; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750533980     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v43n01_01     Document Type: Article

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