Institutional misconduct and differential parole eligibility among capital inmates

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-438

  Morris, Robert G ^a   Longmire, Dennis R ^b   Buffington Vollum, Jacqueline ^c   Vollum, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital murder; Deterrence; Inmates; LWOP; Misconduct; Prison; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649290916     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854810361672     Document Type: Article

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