From trait-based profiling to psychological contributions to apprehension methods

The Forensic Psychologist's Casebook: Psychological Profiling and Criminal Investigation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3-22

  Alison, Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315065601     Document Type: Chapter

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