The reasoning and rehabilitation program: Assessing short— and long-term outcomes among male swedish prisoners

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 85-103

  Berman, Anne H ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Offender rehabilitation; Prison; Reasoning and Rehabilitation; Recidivism; What works

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009626338     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v40n01_05     Document Type: Article

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