Circles of support & accountability: A canadian national replication of outcome findings

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-430

  Wilson, Robin J ^a   Cortoni, Franca ^b   McWhinnie, Andrew J ^c  

^a Florida Civil Commitment Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Victoria Cardiac Arrhythmia Trials   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circles of support; Community release; Recidivism; Sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449497550     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063209347724     Document Type: Article

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