A comparison of the risk-taking behaviors of prisoners and non-prisoners

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 431-442

  Hanoch, Yaniv ^a   Gummerum, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Prisoners; Risk perception; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149445494     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: 10990771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.701     Document Type: Article

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