Psychopathy as an important forensic construct: Past, present and future

Psychology and Law: Bridging the Gap

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 167-189

  Cooke, David J ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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