Organizational climate, work stress, and depressive symptoms among probation and parole officers

Criminal Justice Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 326-346

  Gayman, Mathew D ^a   Bradley, Mindy S ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; parole officers; probation officers; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880593959     PISSN: 1478601X     EISSN: 14786028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2012.742436     Document Type: Article

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