The Consolations of Going Back to Prison: What 'Revolving Door' Prisoners Think of Their Prospects

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 439-461

  Howerton, Amanda ^a,b   Burnett, Ros ^c   Byng, Richard ^b   Campbell, John ^b  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Perceptions; Prison tolerance; Prisoner reintegration; Re entry; Short term prisoners

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649112219     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509670902979710     Document Type: Article

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