Using the Construct of Psychopathy to Understand Antisocial and Violent Youth

The Psychopath: Theory, Research, and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 343-367

  Frick, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315085470-13     Document Type: Chapter

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