Serious assaults on prison staff: A descriptive analysis

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-150

  Sorensen, Jon R ^a   Cunningham, Mark D ^b   Vigen, Mark P ^b   Woods, S O ^b  

^a Prairie View AM University   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 79952843759     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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