Inmate perceptions of residential substance abuse treatment programming

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1-32

  Stohr, Mary K ^a   Hemmens, Craig ^a   Kjaer, Kristin ^b   Gornik, Mark ^b   Dayley, Jed ^a   Noon, Cindy ^b   Baune, Diane ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Idaho Department of Corrections   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Drugs; Inmate; Prison; Programming; Substance abuse; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009573475     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v34n04_01     Document Type: Article

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