Violence ratings of female patients in Broadmoor Hospital

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-62

  Lumsden, John ^a,b   Wong, Michael T H ^a,b,d   Fenton, George W ^a,c   Fenwick, Peter B C ^a,b  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arson; Female; Maximum security hospital; Mentally abnormal offenders; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744460737     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683169608409794     Document Type: Article

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