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Validities and Abilities in Criminal Profiling: A Critique of the Studies Conducted by Richard Kocsis and His Colleagues.

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Validities and Abilities in Criminal Profiling: A Critique of the Studies Conducted by Richard Kocsis and His Colleagues. / Bennell, Craig; Jones, Natalie; Taylor, Paul J. et al.
In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 50, No. 3, 06.2006, p. 344-360.

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Bennell, C, Jones, N, Taylor, PJ & Snook, B 2006, 'Validities and Abilities in Criminal Profiling: A Critique of the Studies Conducted by Richard Kocsis and His Colleagues.', International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 344-360. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X05277660

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Bennell, C., Jones, N., Taylor, P. J., & Snook, B. (2006). Validities and Abilities in Criminal Profiling: A Critique of the Studies Conducted by Richard Kocsis and His Colleagues. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 50(3), 344-360. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X05277660

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Bennell C, Jones N, Taylor PJ, Snook B. Validities and Abilities in Criminal Profiling: A Critique of the Studies Conducted by Richard Kocsis and His Colleagues. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 2006 Jun;50(3):344-360. doi: 10.1177/0306624X05277660

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Bennell, Craig ; Jones, Natalie ; Taylor, Paul J. et al. / Validities and Abilities in Criminal Profiling: A Critique of the Studies Conducted by Richard Kocsis and His Colleagues. In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 2006 ; Vol. 50, No. 3. pp. 344-360.

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