Community notification provisions of "Megan's Law" from a therapeutic jurisprudence perspective: A case study

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-38

  Younglove, Jane A ^a   Vitello, Corey J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; MALE; MEGAN LAW; PRISON; PROTECTION; SAFETY; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037569184     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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