The effectiveness of service work: An analysis of recidivism

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-92

  Nirel, Ronit ^a   Landau, Simha F ^a   Sebba, Leslie ^a   Sagiv, Bilha ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community sanction; Correctional effectiveness; Israel; Observational study; Propensity score

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444456736     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02362173     Document Type: Article

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