The umpires strike back: Canadian judicial experience with risk-assessment instruments

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-517

  Cole, Justice David P ^a  

^a Ontario Court of Justice ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Judicial decision making; Legal issues; Pre sentence reports; Risk need assessment; Sentencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 41349087789     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.49.4.493     Document Type: Article

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