Exploring the social world of aging female prisoners

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-53

  Krabill, Jennifer J ^a   Aday, Ronald H ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incarcerated female offenders; Inmate narratives; Inmate social support network

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547670403     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v17n01_02     Document Type: Article

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