Calling time on ‘alcohol-related’ crime? Examining the impact of court-mandated alcohol treatment on offending using propensity score matching

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 464-483

  McSweeney, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol treatment requirement; England and Wales; post sentence supervision; propensity score matching; reoffending

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939604536     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895814561471     Document Type: Article

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