Does Parole Work?—Revisited: Reframing the Discussion of the Impact of Postprison Supervision on Offender Outcome

The Prison Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-251

  Schlager, Melinda D ^a   Robbins, Kelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b New Jersey State Parole Board ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

parole; recidivism; reentry

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949197086     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885508319164     Document Type: Article

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