Adolescent Psychopathic Traits and Violent Delinquency: Additive and Nonadditive Effects With Key Criminological Variables

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 349-369

  Flexon, Jamie L ^a   Meldrum, Ryan C ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

delinquent peers; interactions; juvenile violence; psychopathy; self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884151590     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204012470850     Document Type: Article

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