An epidemiological assessment of problematic contacts to members of Congress

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1360-1364

  Scalora, Mario J ^a   Baumgartner, Jerome V ^a   Zimmerman, William ^a   Callaway, David ^a   Maillette, Mary A Hatch ^a   Covell, Christmas N ^a   Palarea, Russell E ^a   Krebs, Jason A ^a   Washington, David O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic terrorism; Forensic science; Mental illness; Threat assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036846247     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15575j     Document Type: Article

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