Risks of Minor and Serious Violent Victimization in Prison: The Impact of Inmates’ Mental Disorders, Physical Disabilities, and Physical Size

Society and Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-123

  Pare, Paul Philippe ^a   Logan, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

inmates; mental disorders; physical disability; physical size; prison; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993683907     PISSN: 21568693     EISSN: 21568731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156869311416828     Document Type: Article

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