Targeting dispositions for drug-involved offenders: A field trial of the Risk and Needs Triage (RANT)™

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-260

  Marlowe, Douglas B ^a   Festinger, David S ^a   Dugosh, Karen L ^a   Caron, Anne ^b   Podkopacz, Marcy R ^b   Clements, Nicolle T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Minnesota Fourth Judicial District Research Division   (United States)

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EID: 79957969896     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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