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Psychopathy and violent misconduct in a sample of violent young offenders

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  • Shaffer, Catherine
  • McCuish, Evan
  • Corrado, Raymond R.
  • Behnken, Monic P.
  • DeLisi, Matt

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Most prior research on psychopathy and institutional misconduct/violence occurs with adult samples and comparatively less is known about the nature of this relationship among serious, violent juvenile offenders.

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  • Shaffer, Catherine & McCuish, Evan & Corrado, Raymond R. & Behnken, Monic P. & DeLisi, Matt, 2015. "Psychopathy and violent misconduct in a sample of violent young offenders," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 43(4), pages 321-326.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:43:y:2015:i:4:p:321-326
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.05.008
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