Treatment outcome following intervention in a prison-based therapeutic community: A study of the relationship between reduction in criminogenic risk and improved psychological well-being

British Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 33-44

  Shuker, Richard ^a   Newton, Margaret ^a  

^a Grendon Underwood   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Criminogenic risk; Mental health; Psychological well being; Therapeutic communities; Treatment readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949311640     PISSN: 14636646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636646200800018     Document Type: Article

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