DO SOME EVALUATORS REPORT CONSISTENTLY HIGHER OR LOWER PCL-R SCORES THAN OTHERS?: Findings From a Statewide Sample of Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 262-283

  Boccaccini, Marcus T ^a   Turner, Darrel B ^a   Murrie, Daniel C ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

evaluator differences; measurement error; PCL R; rater agreement; sexually violent predator

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249090242     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014523     Document Type: Article

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