Aggression replacement training with adult male offenders within community settings: A reconviction analysis

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 517-532

  Hatcher, Ruth H ^a   Palmer, Emma J ^b   McGuire, James ^c   Hounsome, Juliet C ^c   Bilby, Charlotte A L ^b   Hollin, Clive R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Offending behaviour programmes; Probation; Rehabilitation; Reoffending; Violent offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBATION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 55349095454     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940801936407     Document Type: Article

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