The Severe 5%: A Latent Class Analysis of the Externalizing Behavior Spectrum in the United States

Michael G. Vaughn, Matt DeLisi, Tracy Gunter, Qiang Fu, Kevin M. Beaver, Brian E. Perron and Matthew O. Howard

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2011, vol. 39, issue 1, 75-80

Abstract: Criminological research consistently demonstrates that approximately 5% of study populations are comprised of pathological offenders who account for a preponderance of antisocial behavior and violent crime. Unfortunately, there have been no nationally representative epidemiological studies characterizing the severe 5% group.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.12.001

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