Offenders variations in the recidivism of treated and nontreated sexual offenders in new jersey: An examination of three time frames

Victims and Offenders

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-30

  Zgoba, Kristen ^a   Levenson, Jill ^b  

^a New Jersey Department of Corrections   (United States)

^b LYNN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Recidivism; Sex offender; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549149716     PISSN: 15564886     EISSN: 15564991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564880701751639     Document Type: Article

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