Evaluating Variant Callous–Unemotional Traits Among Noninstitutionalized Youth: Implications for Violence Research and Policy

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 18-40

  Flexon, Jamie L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

callous unemotional traits; juvenile psychopathy; primary psychopathy; secondary psychopathy; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912116973     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204013519829     Document Type: Article

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