Offending Behaviour Programmes and Contention: Evidence-Based Practice, Manuals, and Programme Evaluation

Offending Behaviour Programmes: Development, Application, and Controversies

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 33-67

  Hollin, Clive R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

American psychological association; Clinical work; Criminal justice system; Offending behaviour programmes; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889352515     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713341.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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