Rehabilitation, recidivism, and realism: Evaluating violence reduction programs in prison

Prison Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 390-405

  Matthews, Roger ^a   Pitts, John ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000864603     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: 15527522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885598078004003     Document Type: Article

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