Treatment response of adolescent offenders with psychopathy features: A 2-year follow-up

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 571-596

  Caldwell, Michael ^a   Skeem, Jennifer ^b   Salekin, Randy ^c   Van Rybroek, Gregory ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d Mendota Mental Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile delinquents; Psychopathy; Treatment; Treatment outcomes; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748372997     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806288176     Document Type: Article

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