Criminal justice responses to drug offences: Recidivism following the application of alternative sanctions in Belgium

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 550-560

  De Wree, Eveline ^a   Ruyver, Brice De ^a   Pauwels, Lieven ^a  

^a IRCP   (Belgium)

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EID: 70450187981     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687630802133632     Document Type: Article

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