Psychopathic traits and offending trajectories from early adolescence to adulthood

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 66-76

  McCuish, Evan C ^a   Corrado, Raymond ^a,b   Lussier, Patrick ^c   Hart, Stephen D ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84892462629     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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