What self-report impulsivity measure best postdicts criminal convictions and prison breaches of discipline?

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 305-318

  Gordon, Vicki ^a   Egan, Vincent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Impulsivity; Individual differences; Prison; Prison violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957805939     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160903203946     Document Type: Article

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