Juvenile psychopathy and judicial decision making: An empirical analysis of an ethical dilemma

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-165

  Jones, Shayne ^a   Cauffman, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COURT; EMPIRICISM; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; JUVENILE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL EVIDENCE; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MALE; PSYCHOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 42949093517     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.792     Document Type: Article

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