From prison to integration: Applying modified labeling theory to sex offenders

Criminal Justice Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-109

  Mingus, William ^a   Burchfield, Keri B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

labeling; sex offender; stigma; unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859506400     PISSN: 1478601X     EISSN: 14786028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2012.657906     Document Type: Article

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