Ten major problems with criminal profiling

American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 45-67

  Kocsis, Richard N ^a   Palermo, George B ^a,b,c,d  

^a Department of Psychiatry and Neurology ^*

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Center for Forensic Psychiatry and Risk Assessment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LITERATURE; OFFENDER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 20044378520     PISSN: 01631942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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