Fit for purpose? OASys assessments and parole decisions

Probation Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-69

  Wendy Fitzgibbon, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

OASys; parole; prediction; probation; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997907182     PISSN: 02645505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264550507085677     Document Type: Article

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