Criminal thinking and self-control among drug users in court mandated treatment

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-110

  Packer, Greg ^a   Best, David ^a   Day, Ed ^a   Wood, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coerced treatment; Drugs crime linkage; Offending patterns; Self control; Thinking styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749120325     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895808099182     Document Type: Article

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