Psychopathic Traits Predict Attitudes Toward a Juvenile Capital Murderer

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 807-828

  Edens, John F ^a   Guy, Laura S ^a   Fernandez, Krissie ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPATHY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTITUDE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0346458871     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.567     Document Type: Article

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