Psychopathy and the Evolution of Criminological Knowledge

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-259

  Rafter, Nicole Hahn ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

criminology; Glueck; Healy; psychopathy; Spaulding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346478599     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480697001002004     Document Type: Article

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