Victim impact panels an examination of the effectiveness of this program on lowering recidivism and changing offenders' attitudes about drinking and driving

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 73-84

  Sprang, Ginny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 0031486089     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v22n03_04     Document Type: Article

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