Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, Back Again the Next Day: Absenteeism and its Antecedents Among Federal Correctional Staff
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* The views expressed in this paper represent those of the authors and not necessarily those of either the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the Department of Justice. The authors thank Janet Lambert, Ferris State University, for editing and proofreading the paper. The authors also thank the anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions.
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