The effectiveness of interventions for drug-using offenders in the courts, secure establishments and the community: A systematic review

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 374-400

  Perry, Amanda E ^a   Darwin, Zoe ^b   Godfrey, Christine ^a   McDougall, Cynthia ^a   Lunn, Judith ^c   Glanville, Julie ^d   Coulton, Simon ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal activity; Drug using; Offenders; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CRIME; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61649083291     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802347560     Document Type: Review

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