Informal helping mechanisms: Conceptual issues in family support of reentry of former prisoners

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-37

  Martinez, Damian J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Family support; Former prisoner reentry; Former prisoners; Prison release

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248211712     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v44n01_02     Document Type: Review

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