A prospective comparison of two measures of psychopathy in the prediction of institutional misconduct

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 529-541

  Edens, John F ^a   Poythress Jr , Norman G ^b   Lilienfeld, Scott O ^c   Patrick, Christopher J ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;

EID: 56149120645     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.823     Document Type: Article

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