Is the PCL-R really the "unparalleled" measure of offender risk? A lesson in knowledge cumulation

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 397-426

  Gendreau, Paul ^a   Goggin, Claire ^a   Smith, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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EID: 0036350794     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854802029004004     Document Type: Article

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