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title: "What not to use in assessing risk for institutional violence: The case against the PCL-R in capital cases"
description: "What not to use in assessing risk for institutional violence: The case against the PCL-R in capital cases"
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# [What not to use in assessing risk for institutional violence: The case against the PCL-R in capital cases](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/what-not-to-use-in-assessing-risk-for-institutional-violence-the-case-against-the-pcl-r-in-capital-cases)

 Written by [Leila N. Wallach](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/author/leila-wallach) | Nov 13, 2020 10:32:00 AM

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