Conflicting knowledges on risk: The case of risk knowledge in the probation service

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-158

  Kemshall, Hazel ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict of knowledge; Expert knowledge; Probation; Professional knowledge; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544445895     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713670160     Document Type: Article

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