Prison-based peer-education schemes

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-240

  Devilly, Grant J ^a   Sorbello, Laura ^b,c   Eccleston, Lynne ^b,c   Ward, Tony ^d  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CORE the Pub Correctional Entpr ^*  (Australia)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Offender; Peer; Peer education schemes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DRUG ABUSE; EVALUATION; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; JUVENILE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SCHOOL; SEXUAL CRIME; SUICIDE; THEORY; TRAINING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 10644224464     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2003.12.001     Document Type: Review

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