A method for measuring organizational functioning in juvenile justice facilities using resident ratings

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1255-1277

  Mulvey, Edward P ^a   Schubert, Carol A ^a   Odgers, Candice A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment of juvenile justice settings; institutional environments; juvenile justice institutions; organizational climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957261947     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854810380186     Document Type: Article

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