Inmate versus environmental effects on prison rule violations

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 438-456

  Steiner, Benjamin ^a   Wooldredge, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional facilities; Inmate misconduct; Inmate rule infractions; Prisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149108707     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807312787     Document Type: Article

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