TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Differences in offending patterns between adolescent sex offenders high or low in callous-unemotional traits
JO  - Psychological assessment
A1  - Lawing, Kathryn
A1  - Frick, Paul J.
A1  - Cruise, Keith R.
SP  - 298
EP  - 305
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
N2  - In the present study, the authors investigated whether callous and unemotional (CU) traits designated a distinct and important group of adolescent sex offender. A sample of 150 detained adolescents (mean age = 15.89, SD = 1.53) with a current sexual offense disposition was assessed with a self-report measure of CU traits and through extensive assessments of the characteristics of their sexual offending behaviors using self-report interviews and file review. Results indicated that after controlling for the severity of their history of impulsive/antisocial behaviors, offenders high on CU traits had a greater number of sexual offense victims, used more violence with their victims, and engaged in more sexual offense planning than those low on these traits. The 2 groups did not differ greatly on the age of, gender of, or relationship with their victims. <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1040-3590
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0018707
ID  - ref1
ER  -