Prisoner reentry in a small metropolitan community: Obstacles and policy recommendations

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-110

  Garland, Brett ^a   Wodahl, Eric J ^b   Mayfield, Julie ^c  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Greene County Juvenile Office   (United States)

Author keywords

community corrections; reentry; research and policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751474485     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: 15523586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887403409359804     Document Type: Article

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