An assessment of parole officer and administrator attitudes on organizational culture and parole supervision in a Northeastern state

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-289

  Schlager, Melinda D ^a  

^a Criminal Justice Research and Policy Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced supervision; Organizational change; Parole

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749284683     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509670802134101     Document Type: Article

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