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Predictive validity of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version for general and violent recidivism
Author(s) -
Corrado Raymond R.,
Vincent Gina M.,
Hart Stephen D.,
Cohen Irwin M.
Publication year - 2004
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.574
Subject(s) - recidivism , psychopathy checklist , psychopathy , psychology , poison control , checklist , injury prevention , predictive validity , clinical psychology , antisocial personality disorder , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , medicine , medical emergency , personality , social psychology , cognitive psychology
Several authors have expressed concern regarding the use of youth psychopathy assessments in determinations of risk for general and violent offending. The Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) was completed with 182 male adolescent offenders in this prospective study (average 14.5 month follow‐up) of general and violent recidivism. Both a two‐factor and three‐factor model of the PCL:YV significantly predicted general and violent recidivism at a predictive accuracy ranging from 68 to 63%. However, regression analyses indicated these associations were explained primarily by behavioral psychopathic symptoms, rather than interpersonal or affective traits. Implications for the use of psychopathy assessments for risk during adolescence are discussed. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.