Psychopathic traits and age of crime onset in male juvenile delinquents / Pedro Pechorro...[et.al.]
Idioma: Inglês.Publicação: [S.l.] : SAGE, 2014Descrição física: 288-302 p.; 30 cm em PDFColeção: European Journal of Criminology; 11 (3) Assunto: 705 | 5166 | 689 | 5105 | 2661 | 5475 | 5647 | 279Localização e Cota : 159.9PEC Resumo: The aim of this study was to examine the role of psychopathic traits in the crime onset ageof male juvenile delinquents. A group of early crime onset (n = 102), a group of late crimeonset (n = 102), and a non-delinquent group (n = 102) were formed from a sample of 306 maleyouths from Portuguese juvenile detention centres and schools. Results showed that early crimeonset participants scored higher on psychopathic measures, self-reported delinquency, crimeseriousness and conduct disorder than late crime onset participants, and the non-delinquentparticipants. Psychopathic-traits scores showed significant associations with age of crimeonset, age at first encounter with the law, age of first incarceration, self-reported delinquency,seriousness of crime and conduct disorder.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Monografias | Biblioteca da Direção-Geral de Reinserção e Serviços Prisionais | 159.9PEC (Browse shelf) | 5549 | Available | DGRSP55491239689 |
The aim of this study was to examine the role of psychopathic traits in the crime onset ageof male juvenile delinquents. A group of early crime onset (n = 102), a group of late crimeonset (n = 102), and a non-delinquent group (n = 102) were formed from a sample of 306 maleyouths from Portuguese juvenile detention centres and schools. Results showed that early crimeonset participants scored higher on psychopathic measures, self-reported delinquency, crimeseriousness and conduct disorder than late crime onset participants, and the non-delinquentparticipants. Psychopathic-traits scores showed significant associations with age of crimeonset, age at first encounter with the law, age of first incarceration, self-reported delinquency,seriousness of crime and conduct disorder.
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