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Formal social control in prisons: An exploratory examination of the custody classification process

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This research is partially supported by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (86-IJ-CX-0015)

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Craddock, A. Formal social control in prisons: An exploratory examination of the custody classification process. AJCJ 17, 63–87 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02887630

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