Risk assessment of stalkers: Some problems and possible solutions

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 590-616

  Kropp, P Randall ^a   Hart, Stephen D ^b   Lyon, David R ^b  

^a British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0036383114     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009385402236734     Document Type: Article

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