Evaluation of the persistently violent offender treatment program

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-73

  Serin, Ralph C ^a   Gobeil, Renée ^a   Preston, Denise L ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Correctional Service of Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Program evaluation; Social information processing; Treatment; Violent offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MALE; MISCONDUCT; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFENDER; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REHABILITATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 58149203444     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07313985     Document Type: Article

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