A Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 287-309

  Grommon, Eric ^a   Davidson II, William S ^b   Bynum, Timothy S ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

corrections; parolees; prisoner reentry; program evaluation; substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878483421     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2013.782775     Document Type: Article

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