A Hero's Welcome? Exploring the Prevalence and Problems of Military Veterans in the Arrestee Population

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 258-286

  White, Michael D ^a   Mulvey, Philip ^a   Fox, Andrew M ^a   Choate, David ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

combat related problems and crime; military and crime; veterans and crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858195660     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2011.560890     Document Type: Article

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