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The PCL: YV and recidivism in male and female juveniles: a follow-up into young adulthood

Vincent, Gina M.
Odgers, Candice L.
McMcormick, Amanda V.
Corrado, Raymond R.
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Adolescents, and most recently, adolescent females, have emerged as an important population in violence risk assessment and have sparked a debate regarding the downward and gendered extension of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV). This article evaluates the differential prediction of the three and four-factor models of the PCL:YV for male (n=201) and female (n=55) juvenile offenders using a prospective four and one-half year follow-up (M=3 years) study. Both models of the PCL:YV were significant predictors for boys; however, contrary to findings from studies using shorter follow-up periods, the predictive power was due primarily to the behavioral features of psychopathy. The PCL:YV was not a significant predictor of non-violent or violent recidivism for girls. This study does not lend support for the use of the PCL:YV as a risk factor for girl offenders. More research is needed to understand the application of the psychopathy construct in youth, particularly in girls.

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Int J Law Psychiatry. 2008 Jun-Jul;31(3):287-96. Epub 2008 Jun 5. Link to article on publisher's site

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10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.04.012
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18534679
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