Psychopathy and crime: Testing the incremental validity of PCL-R-measured psychopathy as a predictor of general and violent recidivism

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 404-412

  Walters, Glenn D ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

PCL R; psychopathy; recidivism prediction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHECKLIST; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHECKLIST; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875068648     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0093928     Document Type: Article

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