Essays about: "correctional psychology"

Found 1 essay containing the words correctional psychology.

  1. 1. Diagnosing Psychopathy : The Role of Psychopathy in the Swedish Correctional System

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Ricard A R Nilsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Psychopathy; psychopathic diagnosis; treatment; recidivism; correctional system;

    Abstract : This study investigates if there is a scientific consensus among experts in regard to diagnosing psychopathy, treatment of psychopaths, and if psychopathy is a reliable/valid predictor for recidivism. These results have been compared to how psychopathic diagnoses’ are used within the Swedish correctional system. READ MORE