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PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST USAGE IN CORRECTIONS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING CANADA, 1972-73

NCJ Number
27244
Journal
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1975) Pages: 215-220
Author(s)
P GENDREAU
Date Published
1975
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR SURVEYED PSYCHOLOGISTS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS ACROSS CANADA TO DETERMINE WHICH TESTS THEY ROUTINELY USED AND WHICH THEY ADMINISTERED ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT WHILE THE TRADITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC METHOD HAS COME UNDER CRITICISM, IT IS STILL WELL ESTABLISHED IN TESTING IN CANADIAN INSTITUTIONS, WHILE ALTERNATIVES TO THE TRADITIONAL METHOD REMAIN LARGELY UNEXPLORED. --SUMMARY IN FRENCH

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