‘What Works?’: Revisiting the Evidence in England and Wales

Probation Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-20

  Merrington, Simon ^a   Stanley, Steve ^b  

^a Research Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^b London Probation Area ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accredited programmes; effectiveness; evidence based practice; prison; probation; reconviction; youth justice; What Works?

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993725200     PISSN: 02645505     EISSN: 17413079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264550504042445     Document Type: Article

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