Remorse, Psychopathology, and Psychopathy among Adolescent Offenders

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 451-462

  Spice, Andrew ^a   Viljoen, Jodi L ^a   Douglas, Kevin S ^a   Hart, Stephen D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescent offenders; psychopathy; remorse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SHAME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; SHAME;

EID: 84941737588     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: 1573661X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000137     Document Type: Article

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