Implications of Different Outcome Measures for an Understanding of Inmate Misconduct

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1234-1262

  Steiner, Benjamin ^a   Wooldredge, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

inmate misconduct; inmates; prison; rule infractions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887524267     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128709335151     Document Type: Article

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