Psychopathy, expert testimony, and indeterminate sentences: Exploring the relationship between Psychopathy Checklist-Revised testimony and trial outcome in Canada

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-339

  Lloyd, Caleb D ^a   Clark, Heather J ^a   Forth, Adelle E ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHECKLIST; COURT; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST;

EID: 77956570708     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532509X468432     Document Type: Article

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