Does Inmate Behavior Affect Post-Release Offending? Investigating the Misconduct-Recidivism Relationship among Youth and Adults

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1044-1073

  Cochran, Joshua C ^a   Mears, Daniel P ^a   Bales, William D ^a   Stewart, Eric A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

prison experiences; prison misconduct; recidivism; reentry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906857253     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2012.736526     Document Type: Article

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