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- Title
Gender and psychopathy: an overview of important issues and introduction to the special issue.
- Authors
Nicholls, Tonia L.; Petrila, John
- Abstract
One of the most important concepts to ever emerge in forensic psychology and law is psychopathy. It would be difficult to exaggerate the profound effect the construct has had on research and practice in correctional psychology, psychiatry, and criminology. Much less pronounced has been an interest in understanding the potential relevance and practical implications that this personality disorder might have for providing insights into antisocial behaviors and crimes committed by girls and women. In this paper we provide an overview of some of the pressing issues confronting clinicians and researchers and provide an introduction to this special issue dedicated to gender and psychopathy. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
APPLIED psychology; FORENSIC psychology; WILEY, John; USURY laws; CORRECTIONAL law
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2005, Vol 23, Issue 6, p729
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.677