The lesser of two evils? A qualitative study of offenders' preferences for prison compared to alternatives

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 71-90

  Williams, Alisha ^a   May, David ^a   Wood, Peter ^b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community corrections; Exchange rates; Prison; Sentencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749137304     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509670802143318     Document Type: Article

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