Sexual offenders discharged from prison in England and Wales: A 21-year reconviction study

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Cann, Jenny ^a   Falshaw, Louise ^a   Friendship, Caroline ^a  

^a Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELINQUENCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1242340273     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532504322776816     Document Type: Article

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