Is treatment non-completion associated with increased reconviction over no treatment?

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-343

  McMurran, Mary ^a   Theodosi, Eleni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drop out; Non completion; Offender; Programmes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248212406     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160601060374     Document Type: Article

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