Risk assessment and sentencing of serious sex offenders

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-201

  Scott, Russ ^a,b  

^a The Park Centre for Mental Health ^*

^b QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Sentencing; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949125995     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710802132584     Document Type: Note

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