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DANGEROUSNESS [2 records]

Record 1 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminal Psychology
CONT

Many studies have shown that psychiatry, the prinnary discipline used in assessing dangerousness, consistently over-predicts the likelihood of violent and sexual offences by those assessed as dangerous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie criminelle
CONT

De nombreuses études ont démontré que la psychiatrie, la principale discipline servant au diagnostic de la dangerosité, surestime constamment la probabilité qu'une personne jugée dangereuse commette des infractions violentes et d'ordre sexuel.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

The quality or condition of being dangerous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

La dangerosité de l'ETA conduira à prendre des précautions toutes particulières lors des matchs de la Coupe du monde.

Spanish

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