Is tougher better? the impact of physical prison conditions on inmate violence

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 338-355

  Bierie, David M ^a  

^a United States Marshals Service   (United States)

Author keywords

inmate violence; Prison; prison conditions; prison violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; NOISE; PRISON; PRISONER; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SANITATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; NOISE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PRIVACY; SANITATION; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84860013647     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X11405157     Document Type: Article

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