Commitment of mentally disordered criminal offenders in the State of Maryland, USA: Future dangerousness versus treatment amenability

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 417-433

  Courtless, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dangerousness; Defective delinquency law; Prediction; Psychopathy; Treatability; Victims' rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030827933     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189708412021     Document Type: Article

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