Procedural justice and prison violence: Examining complaints among federal inmates (2000-2007)

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-29

  Bierie, David M ^a,b  

^a United States Department of Justice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Grievance; Inmate; Prison; Procedural justice; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883535547     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028427     Document Type: Article

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