The two dimensional nature of remorse: An empirical inquiry into internal and external aspects

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Brooks, John H ^a,b   Reddon, John R ^b,c  

^a Province of Alberta ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HOSPITAL EDMONTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality; Forensic treatment; Psychopathy; Remorse

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009628894     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v38n02_01     Document Type: Article

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