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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35401-0348

    Patricia A. Zapf

  2. Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Birtish Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6

    Jodi L. Viljoen

  3. Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V3V 4B8

    Karen E. Whittemore

  4. Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 33612-3899

    Norman G. Poythress

  5. Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A1S6

    Ronald Roesch

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