The limits to evidence-based policy: Evidence, emotion and criminal justice

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-164

  Freiberg, Arie ^a   Carson, W G ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Criminal justice; Evidence based policy; Policy models

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954582342     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2010.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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