'Buffers' against crime? Exploring the roles and limitations of positive relationships among women in prison

Punishment and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-95

  Wright, Emily M ^a   DeHart, Dana D ^b   Koons Witt, Barbara A ^b   Crittenden, Courtney A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

incarceration; reentry; relationships; social support; women offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872346353     PISSN: 14624745     EISSN: 17413095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1462474512466199     Document Type: Article

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