Psychopathy checklist score predicts negative events during the sentences of prisoners with hare psychopathy: A prospective study at a German Prison

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 692-697

  Huchzermeier, Christian ^a   Bruß, Emelie ^a   Geiger, Friedemann ^a   Godt, Nils ^a   Von Nettelbladt, Frederic ^a   Aldenhoff, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Course of prison sentence; Predictive validity; Psychopathy Checklist Screening Version; Violent offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OFFENDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOPATHY; PUNISHMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33750239885     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605101105     Document Type: Article

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