The Effects of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders on Institutional Misconduct Among Female Inmates

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 799-828

  Houser, Kimberly A ^a   Belenko, Steven ^a   Brennan, Pauline K ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

co occurring disorders; female inmates; mental health; prison misconduct; prisoners

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868230478     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2011.641026     Document Type: Article

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