Psychiatrists’ role in preventive detention: New Zealand’s legislation for indefinite detention

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-93

  Simpson, Alexander I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LAW; NEW ZEALAND; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031856343     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218719809524922     Document Type: Article

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