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Fledgling Psychopathy: A View From Personality Theory

Fledgling Psychopathy: A View From Personality Theory Although the author agrees with Seagrave and Grisso that the research base does not yet support the use of extant measures of juvenile psychopathy in forensic settings, he disagrees with the general pessimism of Seagrave and Grisso regarding the assessment of juvenile psychopathy. The author argues that data drawn from basic research in personality argues against the concern that normative development changes will cloud the assessment of psychopathy. Additionally, the present author argues that fledgling psychopathy holds the key to successful intervention. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior American Psychological Association

Fledgling Psychopathy: A View From Personality Theory

Law and Human Behavior , Volume 26 (2): 5 – Apr 1, 2002

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0147-7307
eISSN
1573-661X
DOI
10.1023/A:1014652328596
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Abstract

Although the author agrees with Seagrave and Grisso that the research base does not yet support the use of extant measures of juvenile psychopathy in forensic settings, he disagrees with the general pessimism of Seagrave and Grisso regarding the assessment of juvenile psychopathy. The author argues that data drawn from basic research in personality argues against the concern that normative development changes will cloud the assessment of psychopathy. Additionally, the present author argues that fledgling psychopathy holds the key to successful intervention.

Journal

Law and Human BehaviorAmerican Psychological Association

Published: Apr 1, 2002

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