Grasping the nettle: Treating and rehabilitating the violent offender

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 222-228

  Howells, Kevin ^a   Day, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0036870920     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060210001706906     Document Type: Article

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