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MMPI profiles of adolescents charged with homicide
Author(s) -
Cornell Dewey G.,
Miller Carolee,
Benedek Elissa P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370060308
Subject(s) - homicide , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , context (archaeology) , psychology , poison control , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , clinical psychology , interpersonal communication , medical emergency , criminology , medicine , social psychology , personality , geography , archaeology , pathology
Study of adolescent violence has been impeded by failure to distinguish among the circumstances in which youth engage in violent behavior. The present study investigated MMPI profiles of 36 adolescent murderers and a control group of 18 adolescents charged with larceny. Homicide cases were subgrouped into those who committed homicide secondary to another crime (e.g., robbery or rape) and those who acted in the context of interpersonal conflict with the victim. While there were no significant differences between homicide and larceny groups, crime and conflict subgroups were significantly different on scales F, Hs, Hy, and Sc.