The relationship between mental health problems and violence among criminal offenders

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-426

  Silver, Eric ^a   Felson, Richard B ^a   Vaneseltine, Matthew ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Criminal offenders; Mental disorders; Sex offenses; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149158745     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807312851     Document Type: Article

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