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200 _aWhat has meta-analysis ever done for me? A comment on the context and value of the research presented in
_e'is custody an effective sentencing option for the UK? Evidence from a meta-analysis of existing studies'
330 _aThis edition of the Probation Journal contains an article by Kevin Marsh, Chris Fox and Rashmi Sarmah on an evidence review and meta-analysis of the evidence on prison as an effective sentencing option. This comment piece provides some detail on the context of the research and a more general introduction to the methodology. The value of this type of research and some of the limitations are also discussed.
461 _vV.56,n.2
_dJune 2009
_pp.175-179
_tProbation Journal
_cLondon
700 _aMcCARTHY
_bKerry
_919538
852 _jP.105