The successful completion of probation and parole among female offenders

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-97

  Carmichael, Stephanie ^a   Gover, Angela R ^b   Koons Witt, Barbara ^c   Inabnit, BobbiDawn ^d  

^a Department of Criminology Law and Society ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Loris High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Female offenders; Parole; Probation; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547670402     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v17n01_04     Document Type: Article

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