Psychopathy and risk taking among jailed inmates

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-452

  Swogger, Marc T ^a   Walsh, Zach ^b   Lejuez, C W ^c   Kosson, David S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial; Offenders; Psychopathy; Risk taking; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649280396     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854810361617     Document Type: Article

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