Comparing Gender Across Risk and Recidivism in Nonviolent Offenders

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-162

  McCoy, Leah A ^a   Miller, Holly A ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender differences; predictors; recidivism; risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875307058     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08974454.2012.759054     Document Type: Article

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