The effect of faith program participation on prison misconduct: The Life Connections Program

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 389-395

  Camp, Scott D ^a   Daggett, Dawn M ^a   Kwon, Okyun ^a   Klein Saffran, Jody ^a  

^a FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS   (United States)

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EID: 51249122012     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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