The Porous Prison: A Note on the Rehabilitative Potential of Visits Home

The Prison Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-126

  Baumer, Eric P ^a   O'donnell, Ian ^b   Hughes, Nicola ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; penal policy; recidivism; temporary release

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949085938     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885508330430     Document Type: Article

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