The reliability and validity of the psychopathy checklist-revised in a sample of female offenders

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 202-231

  Vitale, Jennifer E ^a   Smith, Stevens S ^b   Brinkley, Chad A ^a   Newman, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0036243286     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854802029002005     Document Type: Article

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