Does offender gambling on the inside continue on the outside? Insights from correctional professionals on gambling and re-entry

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 402-415

  Williams, D J ^a   Walker, Gordon J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correctional process; Offender gambling; Offender re entry; Offender rehabilitation; Prison gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649111319     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509670902979561     Document Type: Article

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