Parable of two agencies, One of which randomizes

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 628, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-29

  Pearson, Dominic ^a   Torgerson, David ^b   McDougall, Cynthia ^c   Bowles, Roger ^c  

^a National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

^b York Trials Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community corrections; Field study; Offender; Program implementation; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649318257     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209351500     Document Type: Article

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