Managing risk in the community: How gender matters

Working With Women Offenders in the Community

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 216-240

  Davidson, Janet T ^a  

^a CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU   (United States)

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EID: 84864369658     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203832950     Document Type: Chapter

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