The effect of base-rate information on the perception of risk for reoffense

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 45-56

  Mills, Jeremy F ^a   Kroner, Daryl G ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33746633330     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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