Do PCL-R scores from state or defense experts best predict future misconduct among civilly committed sex offenders?

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 159-169

  Boccaccini, Marcus T ^a   Turner, Darrel B ^a   Murrie, Daniel C ^b   Rufino, Katrina A ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adversarial; allegiance; PCL R; psychopathy; rater agreement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES; TEXAS;

EID: 84867674333     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0093949     Document Type: Article

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