The Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA)

Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 227-250

  Kropp, P Randall ^a   Gibas, Andrea ^b  

^a British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 85137448736     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203843666-18     Document Type: Chapter

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