Gender differences and offender reentry: A review of the literature

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 314-335

  Spjeldnes, Solveig ^a   Goodkind, Sara ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Female offenders; Gender; Male offenders; Reentry; Reintegration

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549099713     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509670902850812     Document Type: Review

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