An evidence-based assessment of faith-based programs: Do faith-based programs "work" to reduce recidivism?

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 367-383

  Dodson, Kimberly D ^a   Cabage, Leann N ^a   Klenowski, Paul M ^b  

^a Western Illinois University Quad Cities   (United States)

^b CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Faith based programs; Prison programs; Recidivism; Religion and criminality; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052178691     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2011.582932     Document Type: Article

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