First do no harm: A look at correctional policies and programs today: The 2011 Joan McCord Prize Lecture

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-17

  MacKenzie, Doris Layton ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional programs; Deterrence; Evidence based corrections; Incapacitation; Offender treatment; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874198629     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-012-9167-7     Document Type: Review

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