FAMILY AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC RISK FACTORS FOR PSYCHOPATHY AMONG PRISON INMATES

A field study was conducted with prison inmates to explore to what extent family and socio-demographic characteristics represent risk factors for psychopathy and delinquent behavior. A psychopathy scale derived from Hare’s Revised Psychopathy Checklist and an instrument containing questions related...

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Main Authors: Juan A. Valdivia, Martha Frías, José Moral, Cirilo H. García, Héctor L. Díaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y Forense 2012-07-01
Series:European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context
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