Treatment non-completion in high-risk violent offenders: Looking beyond criminal risk and criminogenic needs

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 525-540

  Polaschek, Devon L L ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Correctional rehabilitation; High risk violent offenders; Outcome evaluation; Treatment completion; Treatment programme attrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954246328     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160902971048     Document Type: Article

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