Do official misconduct data tell the same story as the individuals who live in prison?

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 428-449

  Daggett, Dawn M ^a   Camp, Scott D ^a  

^a FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Inmate survey; Misconduct; Perceptions of safety; Prison performance measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349284789     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: 15563839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016808329291     Document Type: Article

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