An analysis of parole decision making using a sample of sex offenders: A focal concerns perspective

Criminology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 961-991

  Huebner, Beth M ^a   Bynum, Timothy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Offenders; Parole; Sex offenses; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845666253     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2006.00069.x     Document Type: Review

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