Adapting violence rehabilitation programs for the australian aboriginal offender

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 121-135

  Mals, Peter ^a   Howells, Kevin ^b   Day, Andrew ^b   Hall, Guy ^c  

^a Darwin Urban Mental Health Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Offender treatment; Rehabilitation; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008770554     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v30n01_08     Document Type: Article

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