Predicting re-offending: A 5-year prospective study of Icelandic prison inmates

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-204

  Peersen, Marius ^a   Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik ^a   Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^b   Gretarsson, Sigurdur J ^c  

^a Prison and Probation Administration   (Iceland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Antisocial Personality Traits; Impression Management; Prison Inmates; Recidivism; Substance Use

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642568697     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160310001614789     Document Type: Article

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