The giant that never woke: Parole authorities as the lynchpin to evidence-based practices and prisoner reentry

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 397-411

  Paparozzi, Mario A ^a   Guy, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrections; Evidence based practices; Parole; Reentry; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350539358     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986209344561     Document Type: Article

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