Self-control, prison victimization, and prison infractions

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 553-568

  Kerley, Kent R ^a   Hochstetler, Andy ^b   Copes, Heith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prison Deviance; Prison Victimization; Prison Violence; Self Control Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449974243     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: 15563839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016809332840     Document Type: Article

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