The Psychological Profile of White-collar Offenders: Demographics, Criminal Thinking, Psychopathic Traits, and Psychopathology

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 978-997

  Ragatz, Laurie L ^a   Fremouw, William ^a   Baker, Edward ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

criminal thinking; psychopathy; white collar criminals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862211821     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854812437846     Document Type: Review

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