Violence risk assessment

Learning Forensic Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 153-182

  Jackson, Rebecca L ^a   Guyton, Michelle R ^b  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73449128904     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203939888     Document Type: Chapter

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