Straight time: Inmates’ perceptions of violence and victimization in the prison environment

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 1-21

  Hemmens, Craig ^a   Marquart, James W ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Inmates; Perceptions; Prison; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008776574     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v28n03_01     Document Type: Article

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