Learning from latvia: Adoption, adaptation, and evidence-based justice reform

Journal of Baltic Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-530

  Wheeldon, J ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Coyote Ridge Correctional Facility ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity building; CEE; FSU; Justice reform; Legal technical assistance; Mind maps; Mixed methods; Probation; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649865571     PISSN: 01629778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2010.527136     Document Type: Article

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