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Interpreting the accuracy of offender profiles

Laurence Alison University of Liverpool, UK
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Matthew D. Smith Liverpool Hope University College
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Keith Morgan Liverpool Hope University College
Pages 185-195 | Received 26 Mar 2001, Accepted 12 Dec 2001, Published online: 13 May 2010

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Richard N. Kocsis. (2013) The Criminal Profiling Reality: What is Actually Behind the Smoke and Mirrors?. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice 13:2, pages 79-91.
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BenjaminC. Marshall & LaurenceJ. Alison. (2007) Stereotyping, congruence and presentation order: Interpretative biases in utilizing offender profiles. Psychology, Crime & Law 13:3, pages 285-303.
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