Applying risk/need assessment to probation practice and its impact on the recidivism of young offenders

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1177-1199

  Luong, Duyen ^a,b   Wormith, J Stephen ^b  

^a Correctional Service Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

case management; recidivism; risk need assessment; young offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055125001     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854811421596     Document Type: Article

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