Cost-effectiveness of connecticut’s in-prison substance abuse treatment

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 69-92

  Daley, Marilyn ^a   Love, Craig T ^b   Shepard, Donald S ^a   Petersen, Cheryl B ^c   White, Karen L ^d   Hall, Frank B ^d  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c Hesser College   (United States)

^d Connecticut Department of Correction ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Program evaluation; State prisons; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745868719     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v39n03_04     Document Type: Article

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