Prisoners’ perceptions of prison officers as sources of support

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 127-142

  Hobbs, Gaynor S ^a   Dear, Greg E ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corrections officers; Inmate stress; Sources of emotional support; Sources of practical help

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008756591     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v31n01_09     Document Type: Article

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