The association of administrative segregation placement and other risk factors with the self-injury-free time of male prisoners

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 529-546

  Lanes, Eric ^a  

^a Michigan Department of Corrections   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative segregation; Prison; Prisoners; Self harm risk; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649107835     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509670903081342     Document Type: Article

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