Looking Beneath the Surface: The Nature of Incarcerated Women's Experiences of Interpersonal Violence, Treatment Needs, and Mental Health

Feminist Criminology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 381-400

  Lynch, Shannon M ^a   Fritch, April ^b   Heath, Nicole M ^c  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

incarcerated women; interpersonal violence; treatment needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865768394     PISSN: 15570851     EISSN: 1557086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557085112439224     Document Type: Article

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