The structural and predictive properties of the psychopathy checklist-revised in canadian aboriginal and non-aboriginal offenders

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 167-179

  Olver, Mark E ^a   Neumann, Craig S ^b   Wong, Stephen C P ^c   Hare, Robert D ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Darkstone Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; PCL R; Prediction; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ACCURACY; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST REVISED; RECIDIVISM; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CANADA; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84875322097     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029840     Document Type: Article

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