The employment of ex-offenders and the UK's new Criminal Record Bureau

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 459-469

  Grier, Angela ^a   Thomas, Terry ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal records; Employment policies; Ex offenders; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750492447     PISSN: 09281371     EISSN: 15729869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013159724083     Document Type: Review

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