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Monografia
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PECHORRO, Pedro
Psychopathic traits and age of crime onset in male juvenile delinquents / Pedro Pechorro..[et.al.].- [S.l.] : SAGE, 2014.- 288-302 p. ; 30 cm em PDF. - (European Journal of Criminology ; 11 (3))
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PSICOLOGIA, PSICOPATIA, DELINQUÊNCIA JUVENIL, COMPORTAMENTO DELINQUENTE, COMPORTAMENTO DESVIANTE, COMPORTAMENTO SOCIAL, COMPORTAMENTO CRIMINOSO, CENTRO DE DETENÇÃO, PORTUGAL
The aim of this study was to examine the role of psychopathic traits in the crime onset age
of male juvenile delinquents. A group of early crime onset (n = 102), a group of late crime
onset (n = 102), and a non-delinquent group (n = 102) were formed from a sample of 306 male
youths from Portuguese juvenile detention centres and schools. Results showed that early crime
onset participants scored higher on psychopathic measures, self-reported delinquency, crime
seriousness and conduct disorder than late crime onset participants, and the non-delinquent
participants. Psychopathic-traits scores showed significant associations with age of crime
onset, age at first encounter with the law, age of first incarceration, self-reported delinquency,
seriousness of crime and conduct disorder.