The effectiveness of drug treatment programs in reducing criminal behavior: A meta-analysis

Psicothema

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 620-629

  Holloway, Katy R ^a   Bennett, Trevor H ^a   Farrington, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRIME; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CRIME; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33750603960     PISSN: 02149915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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