Electronic monitoring in England and Wales: Evidence-based or not?

Criminal Justice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-277

  Mair, George ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curfew orders; Electronic monitoring; Evidence based; Policy; Practice; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944448341     PISSN: 14668025     EISSN: 17413230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466802505055836     Document Type: Review

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