Psychopathic Traits in Adolescent Offenders: An Evaluation of Criminal History, Clinical, and Psychosocial Correlates

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-47

  Campbell, Mary Ann ^a   Porter, Stephen ^b   Santor, Darcy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CRIME; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 1542344004     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.572     Document Type: Article

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