Sequestering gang members, burning witches, and subverting due process

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-288

  Toch, Hans ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gangs; Inquisition; Segregation; Supermax; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846526564     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806296663     Document Type: Article

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