On risking risk assessment of delinquent juveniles: Some questions concerning the role of psychopathy

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-235

  Decoene, Stef ^a   Bijttebier, Patricia ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescent risk assessment; Development of psychopathic features

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CRIME; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 45849097616     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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