Twisting arms or a helping hand? Assessing the impact of 'coerced' and comparable 'voluntary' drug treatment options

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 470-490

  McSweeney, Tim ^a   Stevens, Alex ^b   Hunt, Neil ^b,c,d   Turnbull, Paul J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c KCA ^*

^d Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 43649095520     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azl087     Document Type: Article

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