The impact of network relationships, prison experiences, and internal transformation on women's success after prison release

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Bui, Hoan N ^a   Morash, Merry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parole; Resources; Social network; Women offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549084143     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509670903435381     Document Type: Article

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