Measurement of the effectiveness of sex offender treatment

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-44

  Harkins, Leigh ^a   Beech, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sexual offenders; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845653910     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2006.03.002     Document Type: Review

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