Relevance of a stage of change analysis for violence reduction training

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 761-772

  Ronan, George ^a   Gerhart, James ^a   Bannister, Donald ^b   Udell, Christopher ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Department of Corrections   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Violence; Violent offence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SKILL RETENTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77958599064     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2010.483285     Document Type: Article

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