RETRACTED: Investigating Predictive Factors of Psychopathy —Socioeconomic Status and Index Offence of Offenders

Anna Cornelia Stausberg

Wolfson Institute of Population Health—Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1111268                

Abstract

Short Retraction Notice
This paper has been retracted from Open Access Library Journal (OALib Journal) according to author's withdrawal request. The Editorial Board would like to extend its sincere apology for any inconvenience this withdrawal may have caused.
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Keywords

Psychopathy, PCL-R, Socioeconomic Status, Criminal Behaviour

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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