Improving forensic tribunal decisions: The role of the clinician

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 485-506

  McKee, Shari A ^a,b   Harris, Grant T ^a,b   Rice, Marnie E ^a,b  

^a Mental Health Centre   (Canada)

^b Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; DECISION MAKING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ONTARIO; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHIATRY; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34548251903     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.768     Document Type: Article

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