The rise and fall of boot camps: A case study in common-sense corrections

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 53-70

  Cullen, Francis T ^a,c   Blevins, Kristie R ^a   Trager, Jennifer S ^a   Gendreau, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c American Society of Criminology   (United States)

Author keywords

Boot camps; Common sense; Correctional rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444446073     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v40n03_03     Document Type: Review

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