Sex and sexuality in women's prisons: A preliminary typological investigation

Prison Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-304

  Pardue, Angela ^a   Arrigo, Bruce A ^b   Murphy, Daniel S ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

correctional programming and policy; sex and sexuality; typological model; violence and victims; women's prisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051811784     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: 15527522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885511409869     Document Type: Article

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