A large-scale evaluation of risk matrix 2000 in Scotland

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 419-433

  Grubin, Don ^a  

^a ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

recidivism; Risk Matrix 2000; sex offender; validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555195491     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063211411309     Document Type: Article

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