Measuring hope: Is hope related to criminal behaviour in offenders?

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 693-705

  Martin, Krystle ^a   Stermac, Lana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

hope; offenders; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISON; PRISONER; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CRIME; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; ONTARIO; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECURRENCE; REHABILITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 77957062138     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X09336131     Document Type: Article

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