Is criminal behavior a central component of psychopathy? conceptual directions for resolving the Debate

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 433-445

  Skeem, Jennifer L ^a   Cooke, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Criminal behavior; Psychopathy; Violence risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST REVISED; THEORY VALIDATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77953882628     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0008512     Document Type: Article

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