General Offending Behaviour Programmes: Concept, Theory, and Practice

Offending Behaviour Programmes: Development, Application, and Controversies

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 69-111

  Mcguire, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal justice system; Enhanced thinking skills; Observational learning; Offending behaviour programmes; Repertoire building techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889272665     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713341.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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