Research On Halfway Houses
Since halfway houses are such a marginal topic in criminal justice, there is scant research on the subject.
Research into halfway houses usually focuses on one of two topics: 1) Programming Integrity or 2) N.I.M.B.Y. ("Not in my backyard") phenomena.
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