Differences in personality and risk characteristics in sex, violent and general offenders

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-194

  Craig, Leam A ^a,b   Browne, Kevin D ^b   Beech, Anthony ^b   Stringer, Ian ^a,b  

^a FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE; CRIME; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRIME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33750098070     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.618     Document Type: Article

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