The features of a good offender treatment programme manual: A Delphi survey of experts

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-274

  McCulloch, Anna ^a   McMurran, Mary ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delphi survey; Offender treatment; Treatment manuals

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547282905     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160600822071     Document Type: Article

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