Some Misconceptions about the Hare PCL-R and Risk Assessment: A Reply to Gendreau, Goggin, and Smith

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-243

  Hemphill, James F ^a,c   Hare, Robert D ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Youth Forensic Psychiatric Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Level of Service Inventory; Psychopathy; Psychopathy Checklist Revised; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642278315     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854803261326     Document Type: Review

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