Careers of offenders with an intellectual disability: The probabilities of rearrest

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 525-536

  Cockram, J ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Offenders; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DATA BASE; DETENTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PROBABILITY; REGISTER;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 21644484012     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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