Prisoners, prison, and religion: Religion and adjustment to prison

Religion, the Community, and the Rehabilitation of Criminal Offenders

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 127-159

  Clear, Todd R ^a   Sumter, Melvina T ^b  

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

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Infractions; Inmate; Prison; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917144184     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203049563     Document Type: Chapter

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