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Risk Reduction Interventions for Special Needs Offenders by HarryE. Allen Paperback, 259 Pages, Published 2001 by Amer Correctional Assn ISBN-13: 978-1-56991-148-8, ISBN: 1-56991-148-7
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Anderson 1980. GOTTFREDSON, MICHAEL R. "Parole Guidelines and the
Reduction of Sentencing Disparity: A Preliminary Study," Journal of Research in ..."