Prison tattoos as a reflection of the criminal lifestyle

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 509-529

  Rozycki Lozano, Alicia T ^a   Morgan, Robert D ^a   Murray, Danielle D ^a   Varghese, Femina ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

criminal lifestyle; inmate; prison; tattoos

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TATTOOING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; TATTOOING; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956365673     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X10370829     Document Type: Article

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