Justice Reinvestment in the United States: An Empirical Assessment of the Potential Impact of Increased Correctional Programming on Recidivism

Victims and Offenders

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-75

  Taxman, Faye S ^a   Pattavina, April ^b   Caudy, Michael ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based programming; recidivism; simulation models; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893403405     PISSN: 15564886     EISSN: 15564991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2013.860934     Document Type: Article

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