An examination of the impact of community-based rehabilitation on the offending behaviour of male domestic violence offenders and the characteristics associated with recidivism

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-209

  Bowen, Erica ^a   Gilchrist, Elizabeth A ^b   Beech, Anthony R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; THEFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25444451325     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532505X36778     Document Type: Review

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