Evaluating the Usefulness of a Prostitution Diversion Project

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-92

  Wahab, Stéphanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

criminal justice; harm reduction; prostitution diversion; qualitative evaluation; sex work

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248599069     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325006061539     Document Type: Article

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