Stuck in the dark ages: Supreme Court decision making and legal developments

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-416

  Ogloff, James R P ^a,c,d   Chopra, Sonia R ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Victorian Institute of Mental Health   (Australia)

^d Thomas Embling Hospital   (Australia)

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EID: 9944236393     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.10.4.379     Document Type: Review

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