Recidivism in Female Offenders: PCL-R Lifestyle Factor and VRAG Show Predictive Validity in a German Sample

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 575-584

  Eisenbarth, Hedwig ^a   Osterheider, Michael ^a   Nedopil, Norbert ^b   Stadtland, Cornelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHECKLIST; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERMANY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867337982     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2013     Document Type: Article

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