Exploring prison adjustment among female inmates issues of measurement and prediction

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 624-645

  Warren, Janet I ^a,b   Hurt, Susan ^a   Loper, Ann Booker ^a   Chauhan, Preeti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent validity; Emotional distress and conflict; Female inmates; Prison adjustment; Prison Adjustment Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 4744370901     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854804267096     Document Type: Article

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