Advances in stalking risk assessment

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-201

  Mcewan, Troy E ^b   Pathé, Michele ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STALKING; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STALKING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79953032037     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.973     Document Type: Article

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