Field validity of the psychopathy checklist-revised in sex offender risk assessment

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 524-529

  Murrie, Daniel C ^a   Boccaccini, Marcus T ^b   Caperton, Jennifer ^b   Rufino, Katrina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field validity; Psychopathy checklist revised; Risk assessment; Sex offenders; Sexually violent predator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD VALIDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST REVISED; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL CRIME; VALIDITY; VIOLENCE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LEGAL ASPECT; OBSERVER VARIATION; OFFENDER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPATHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINALS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES; TEXAS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84860551480     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026015     Document Type: Article

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