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Shall evidence-based risk assessment be abandoned?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Grant T. Harris ,
Marnie E. Rice  and
Vernon L. Quinsey
Grant T. Harris
Affiliation:
Mental Health Center Penetanguishene, 500 Church Street, Penetanguishene, ON L9M 1G3, Canada. Email: gharris@mhcp.on.ca
Marnie E. Rice
Affiliation:
Mental Health Center Penetanguishene, Penetanguishene, Canada
Vernon L. Quinsey
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 192 , Issue 2 , February 2008 , pp. 154
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