A descriptive profile of high-risk sex offenders under intensive supervision in the province of British Columbia, Canada

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-91

  Lussier, Patrick ^a   Deslauriers Varin, Nadine ^a   Ratel, Tricia ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Corrections Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

810 recognizance order; Community reintegration; High risk offenders; Intensive supervision; Recidivism; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISON; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEX OFFENSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649120256     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08323236     Document Type: Article

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