Neurological and psychological risk factors among young homicidal, violent, and nonviolent offenders in Finland

Homicide Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-253

  Santtila, Pekka ^a   Haapasalo, Jaana ^b  

^a Police Academy of Finland   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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EID: 0000554645     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767997001003003     Document Type: Article

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