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Using Technology to Improve the Objectivity of Criminal Responsibility Evaluations

Michael J. Vitacco, Emily D. Gottfried and Ashley B. Batastini
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2018, 46 (1) 71-77;
Michael J. Vitacco
Dr. Vitacco is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Augusta University, Augusta, GA. Dr. Gottfried is an Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Community and Public Safety Psychiatry Division, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Dr. Batastini is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
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Dr. Vitacco is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Augusta University, Augusta, GA. Dr. Gottfried is an Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Community and Public Safety Psychiatry Division, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Dr. Batastini is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
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Dr. Vitacco is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Augusta University, Augusta, GA. Dr. Gottfried is an Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Community and Public Safety Psychiatry Division, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Dr. Batastini is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
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vol. 46 no. 1 71-77
PubMed 
29618538

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online April 4, 2018.

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  1. Michael J. Vitacco, PhD,
  2. Emily D. Gottfried, PhD and
  3. Ashley B. Batastini, PhD
  1. Dr. Vitacco is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Augusta University, Augusta, GA. Dr. Gottfried is an Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Community and Public Safety Psychiatry Division, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Dr. Batastini is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
  1. Address correspondence to: Michael J. Vitacco, PhD, Augusta University, East Central Regional Hospital, 3405 Mike Padgett Highway, Augusta, GA 30907. E-mail: mvitacco{at}augusta.edu.

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