Service v. security focus in training assessments: Testing gender differences among women's jail correctional officers

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-85

  Stohr, Mary K ^a   Lovrich, Nicholas P ^b   Mays, G Larry ^c  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84997983841     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v09n01_04     Document Type: Article

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