The good life: The impact of job satisfaction and occupational stressors on correctional staff life satisfaction—an exploratory study

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-26

  Lambert, Eric G ^a   Hogan, Nancy L ^b   Paoline, Eugene A ^c   Baker, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Ferns State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 85064777371     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2005.9721636     Document Type: Article

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