Judicial decision thresholds for violence risk management

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Monahan, John ^a   Silver, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0041854780     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2003.10471174     Document Type: Article

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