Institutional aggression as a predictor of violent recidivism: Implications for parole decision making

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-63

  Mooney, Jessica L ^a   Daffern, Michael ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Offence paralleling behavior; Parole; Risk assessment; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013284976     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2010.550984     Document Type: Article

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