The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide and Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide for Violence Risk Assessment and the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment and Domestic Violence Risk Appraisal Guide for Wife Assault Risk Assessment

Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 99-119

  Rice, Marnie E ^a   Harris, Grant T ^a   Hilton, N Zoe ^a  

^a Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

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EID: 85137520988     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203843666-13     Document Type: Chapter

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