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John Monahan

Clinical and Actuarial Predictions of Violence

John T. Monahan
Co-author(s)

J. Skeem

Publisher
Thomson West
Date
2020
Citation
John T. Monahan & J. Skeem, Clinical and Actuarial Predictions of Violence, in Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony, Thomson West, 177–190 (2020).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
John T. Monahan
Center for Criminal Justice
Center for the Study of Race and Law
Health Law Program
Center for Empirical Studies in Law
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