Effectiveness of an anger management program for women inmates

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-60

  Eamon, Karen C ^a   Munchua, Michelle M ^b   Reddon, John R ^b  

^a Edmonton Institution for Women   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HOSPITAL EDMONTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anger; Anger management; Female inmates; Female offenders; Female prisoners; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937335757     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v34n01_04     Document Type: Article

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