The impact of prison-based treatment on sex offender recidivism: Evidence from Minnesota

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-307

  Duwe, Grant ^a   Goldman, Robin A ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Prison; Propensity score matching; Recidivism; Sex offender; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRISONER; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOPATHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PRISONERS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349204673     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063209338490     Document Type: Article

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