The Level of Service (LS) Assessment of Adults and Older Adolescents

Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 199-225

  Andrews, Don A ^a   Bonta, James ^b   Wormith, J Stephen ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 77956517057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203843666-17     Document Type: Chapter

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