Men in his category have a 50% likelihood, but which half is he in? Comments on Berlin, Galbreath, Geary, and McGlone

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-392

  Harris, Grant ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOTE; OFFENDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL MODEL; CRIMINOLOGY; FORECASTING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FORECASTING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1542439208     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320301500414     Document Type: Note

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