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Data on life sciences detailed by S. Sreenivasan and co-authors
May 10th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "High violent inmates (N = 126) were administered the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; Hare, Clark, Grano, & Thornton, 2000; Hare et al., 1990) and neuropsychological measures." "No significant correlations were present between the overall PCL-R score and 14 cognitive measures. A violence score, computed as the total number of violent acts across all situations and types, was significantly correlated with the PCL-R total score and Facet 2 but not with the other three facets," wrote S. Sreenivasan and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Our data suggest that Facet 2 elevations may prove...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-05-10)
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