“Quality of Life” as perceived by sex offenders on early release in a halfway house: Implications for treatment

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-93

  Williams, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Halfway house; Offender rehabilitation; Psychotherapy; Quality of life; Sex offenders; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744310575     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v38n02_05     Document Type: Article

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