Attribution of blame for criminal acts and its relationship with psychopathy as measured by the hare psychopathic checklist (PCL-SV)

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-101

  Batson, Amy ^a   Gudjonsson, Gisli ^b   Gray, Jacqueline ^c  

^a SLaM River House Medium Secure Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blame; Crime; External attribution; Psychopathy; Secure units

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GUDJONSSON BLAME ATTRIBUTION INVENTORY REVISED; GUILT; HARE PSYCHOPATHIC CHECKLIST REVISED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 75649146991     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940903284979     Document Type: Article

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