Toward the one: Strengthening behavioral sciences research in corrections

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 933-944

  Magaletta, Philip R ^a   Morgan, Robert D ^b   Reitzel, Lorraine R ^c   Innes, Christopher A ^d  

^a FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d National Institute of Corrections   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral sciences research; Clinical practice; Clinical research; Corrections research; Interdisciplinary research

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250832879     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807301562     Document Type: Article

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