Mentally ill prisoners in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: strategies for improving treatment and reducing recidivism.

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  • W David Bal
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of contemporary health law and policy

دوره 24 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007