Desistance and social marginalization: The case of Canadian Aboriginal offenders

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-78

  Bracken, Denis C ^a   Deane, Lawrence ^a   Morrissette, Larry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatwin Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal offenders; cultural teachings; desistance; offending behaviour; residential schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349107238     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480608100173     Document Type: Article

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