Psychopathy in adolescence predicts official reports of offending in adulthood

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-207

  Lynam, Donald R ^a   Miller, Drew J ^a   Vachon, David ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^b   Stouthamer Loeber, Magda ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Antisocial behavior; Delinquency; Juvenile psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949106026     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204009333797     Document Type: Article

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