The role of the psychopathy checklist-revised (PCL-R) in violence risk and threat assessment

Journal of Threat Assessment

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 67-81

  Gacono, Carl B ^a   Bodholdt, Robert H ^a  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

PCL R; Psychopathy; Violence risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141633284     PISSN: 15332608     EISSN: 15332616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J177v01n04_05     Document Type: Article

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