Gender similarities and differences in correctional staff work attitudes and perceptions of the work environment

Western Criminology Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-31

  Lambert, Eric G ^a   Paoline III, Eugene A ^b   Hogan, Nancy L ^c   Baker, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrections; Gender; Occupational attitudes; Prison staff

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248211668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10964886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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