The effectiveness of EQUIP on sociomoral development and recidivism reduction: A meta-analytic study

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-51

  Van Stam, M A ^a   van der Schuur, W A ^a   Tserkezis, S ^a   van Vugt, E S ^a   Asscher, J J ^a   Gibbs, J C ^b   Stams, G J J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; EQUIP; Juvenile offenders; Meta analysis; Recidivism; Sociomoral development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893459227     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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