Alternatives to abstinence: the practice of (un)safe sex in prison

Criminal Justice Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 387-401

  Krienert, Jessie ^a   Walsh, Jeffrey ^a   Lech, Lukasz ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

incarceration; inmate narratives; prison sex; safe sex; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911436190     PISSN: 1478601X     EISSN: 14786028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2014.938740     Document Type: Article

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