Psychiatric morbidity among young offenders in England and Wales
International Review of PsychiatryPublished 1 January 2003
Deborah Lader, Nicola Singleton, Howard Meltzer
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Very few of the young offenders had been in prison for two or more years during their current prison term (less than 2%) and the majority had beenIn prison for less than a year.
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(2003). Psychiatric morbidity among young offenders in England and Wales. International Review of Psychiatry: Vol. 15, No. 1-2, pp. 144-147.
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