High-intensity rehabilitation for violent offenders in new zealand: Reconviction outcomes for high- and medium-risk prisoners

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 664-682

  Polaschek, Devon L L ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

community violence; violence exposure; violent offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRISONERS; PRISONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECURRENCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952269533     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510365854     Document Type: Article

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