Examining the process of offender change: The transition to crime desistance

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-364

  Serin, Ralph C ^a   Lloyd, Caleb D ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Motivation to change; Offender rehabilitation; Rehabilitation Theory; Risk management; Risk Needs Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949209711     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160802261078     Document Type: Article

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