Recidivism in the Republic of Ireland

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-146

  O'Donnell, Ian ^a   Baumer, Eric P ^b   Hughes, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Imprisonment; Ireland; Penal policy; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149110954     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895808088991     Document Type: Article

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