From War to Prison: Examining the Relationship Between Military Service and Criminal Activity

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 651-680

  Culp, Richard ^a   Youstin, Tasha J ^b   Englander, Kristin ^a   Lynch, James ^c  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Current Population Survey; Survey of Inmates; veterans and crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880946149     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2011.615755     Document Type: Article

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