Highrisk inferences in assessing high risk: Outstanding concerns in the clinical use of the PCLR

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 3-18

  ThomasPeter, Brian ^a   Jones, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992969459     PISSN: 14636646     EISSN: 20428340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636646200600020     Document Type: Review

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