Appraising, researching and conceptualizing criminal thinking: A personal view

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-99

  Walters, Glenn D ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Psychology Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINOLOGY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MISCONDUCT; OFFENDER; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CRIME; FORENSIC MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; THINKING;

ATTITUDE; CRIME; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; THINKING;

EID: 33748466394     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.50     Document Type: Review

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