Early traumatization and psychopathy in female and male juvenile offenders

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-262

  Krischer, Maya K ^a   Sevecke, Kathrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Delinquency; Gender differences; Psychopathy; Traumatization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 45949092272     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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