Counterfactuals and inquiries after homicide

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 169-181

  Reiss, D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counterfactuals; Foreseeability; Hindsight; Homicide; Inquiries; Mutability

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035041232     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585180010027914     Document Type: Review

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