Psychopathy and Violent Crime

The Psychopath: Theory, Research, and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 287-300

  Porter, Stephen ^a   Porter, Sasha ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Springhill Institution   (Canada)

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EID: 85145512170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315085470-10     Document Type: Chapter

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