Is more better? The value and potential of intensive community supervision

Probation Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-360

  Merrington, Simon ^a  

^a Research Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

effectiveness; evidence based practice; intensive supervision; ISSP; persistent offenders; PPO; reconviction; What Works

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993804677     PISSN: 02645505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264550506069360     Document Type: Article

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