Psychopathy and violent crime: A prospective study of the influence of socioeconomic status and ethnicity

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-229

  Walsh, Zach ^a   Kosson, David S ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychopathy; Recidivism; Socioeconomic status; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRISONER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOPATHY; RECIDIVISM; SOCIAL STATUS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CRIME; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33947236194     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-006-9057-5     Document Type: Article

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