Surviving “The joint”: Mitigating factors of correctional officer stress

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-120

  Grossi, Elizabeth L ^a   Keil, Thomas J ^a   Vito, Gennaro F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 84998139854     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.1996.9721549     Document Type: Article

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