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Direct linkWood, Peter B.; May, David C.; Grasmick, Harold G. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
We analyze survey data from 181 male and 224 female inmates serving brief prison terms for nonviolent offenses to examine offenders' perceptions of the severity of boot camp compared to prison. Building on the limited work in this area, we present reasons those offenders feel are important to both avoid and participate in alternative sanctions.…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Females, Correctional Institutions, Gender Differences
