Predicting recidivism in a communitarian society: China

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 392-409

  Liu, Jianhong ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Communitarian; Prediction; Recidivism; Social capital

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COMMUNITY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; HUMAN; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22244486944     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04272852     Document Type: Review

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