Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending

Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-344

  Dvoskin, Joel A ^a   Skeem, Jennifer L ^b   Novaco, Raymond W ^b   Douglas, Kevin S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior modifications; Correctional policy; Correctional practice; Correctional rehabilitation; Incarceration; Juvenile offenders; Mentally disordered offenders; Social learning; Social science; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878470912     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195384642.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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