Predictive Factors for Violent Misconduct in Close Custody

The Prison Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-253

  Cunningham, Mark D ^a   Sorensen, Jon R ^b  

^a Prairie View A&M University ^*  (United States)

^b PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

actuarial; prison; risk assessment; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250310926     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885507303752     Document Type: Article

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