Intellectual disability in the victorian prison system: Characteristics of prisoners with an intellectual disability released from prison in 2003-2006

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-41

  Holland, Shasta ^a   Persson, Peter ^a  

^a Department of Justice ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Correctional system; Intellectual disability; Offender characteristics; Prisoners; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651433755     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160903392285     Document Type: Article

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