@article{ref1,
title="Psychopathy, intelligence, and recidivism in child molesters: evidence of an interaction effect",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2008",
author="Beggs, Sarah M. and Grace, Randolph C.",
volume="35",
number="6",
pages="683-695",
abstract="The authors studied the relationships between psychopathy, intelligence, and offending in a sample of treated child molesters (N = 216). Regression analyses showed that psychopathy (as measured by the Psychopathy Checklist--Revised) was strongly related to both offense history and recidivism during follow-up. Intelligence (assessed using four-subtest short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Revised and Third Versions) was not related to offending. However, there was a significant interaction between intelligence and psychopathy on recidivism: Offenders with relatively low intelligence and high psychopathy scores were more than 4 times as likely to have received a sexual reconviction as other offenders. <br><br>RESULTS are discussed in terms of implications for risk assessment.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854808314786",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854808314786"
}