Diagnostic Labeling: Individual Differences in the Behavior of Clinicians Conducting Presentence Evaluations.

Holland, Terrill R.

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ERIC Number: EJ204188

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Jun

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Diagnostic Labeling: Individual Differences in the Behavior of Clinicians Conducting Presentence Evaluations.

Holland, Terrill R.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, v6 n2 p187-99 Jun 1979

Clinicians with highly deviant recommendation rates also exhibited extreme differences in their use of the normal and sociopathic categories. It was concluded that biases in the definition and assignment of labels might be reduced by means of a combined clinical-statistical approach to gathering and utilizing diagnostic information. (Author)

Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Criminals, Evaluation Methods, Health Personnel, Individual Differences, Labeling (of Persons), Mental Health Programs, Research Projects

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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