Do fairness and equity matter?: An examination of organizational justice among correctional officers in adult prisons

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 695-711

  Taxman, Faye S ^a   Gordon, Jill A ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional agencies; Fear and risk; Organizational justice; Organizational study

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650280434     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854809335039     Document Type: Article

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