The latent structure of the criminal lifestyle: A taxometric analysis of the lifestyle criminality screening form and psychological inventory of criminal thinking styles

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1623-1637

  Walters, Glenn D ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Psychology Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal lifestyle; Latent structure; Lifestyle criminality screening form; Prison inmates; Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS); Taxometric analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248991791     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807307028     Document Type: Article

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