The significance of criminological pre-sentence evaluation reports for rehabilitation directives in custodial settings: sex offender docket analysis

Criminological pre-sentence evaluation reports assist courts by providing a comprehensive picture of an offender as a human being; the factors that contributed to the crime; an explanation of the offending behaviour, and also by recommending individualised sentencing options. In corrections, crimino...

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Authors: Hesselink, Annika W. 1974- (Author) ; Booyens, Karen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Acta criminologica
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 55-71
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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