The use of the PCL-R in forensic populations with learning disability.

Although the PCL-R is used widely for assessing forensic populations in general, there has been no published research on the reliability and validity of such assessments with offenders with a learning disability. The problems with applying the PCL-R with this population are discussed. The results of...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Forensic Practice Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 20 - 25
Autor principal: Morrissey C
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Emerald Publishing Limited Feb2003
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