The western australian court diversion service: Client profile and predictors of program completion, sentencing and re‐offending

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-75

  Ryder, David ^a   Kraszlan, Katalin ^a   Lien, Debbie ^a   Allen, Elizabeth ^a   Chiplin, Tanya ^a   Dick, Suzanne ^a   Petsos, Suzanne ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COURT; DELINQUENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; PRISON; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035716440     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710109525005     Document Type: Article

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