@article{ref1,
title="The utility of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) facet and item scores in predicting violent recidivism",
journal="Aggressive behavior",
year="2020",
author="Sohn, Ji Seun and Raine, Adrian and Lee, Soo Jung",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="There is relatively limited research on psychopathy in non-Caucasian ethnic groups and even less on the utility of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) that focuses on PCL-R facet and item scores in predicting violent recidivism. In this study, we assessed the utility of the PCL-R in prospectively predicting violent versus nonviolent recidivism during an 11-year follow-up window. A high-risk sample of 451 incarcerated Korean male offenders was assessed on the PCL-R at baseline. A total of 445 were reconvicted after release (353 violent and 92 nonviolent recidivists). Psychopathy facet scores were higher in violent compared to nonviolent recidivists. Facet 2 (affective) showed the strongest effect size (Cohen's d = 0.53; Percentage change in odds = 22.6%) in predicting violent recidivism. Analyses of the four items constituting the affective facet indicated that callous/lack of empathy (Percentage change in odds = 134.4%) and failure to accept responsibility (Percentage change in odds = 94.5%) were the strongest predictors of violent recidivism. <br><br>FINDINGS are to our knowledge the first to document the utility of the PCL-R in distinguishing violent from nonviolent recidivism and highlight the role of affective impairment (particularly lack of empathy) in violent recidivism.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-140X",
doi="10.1002/ab.21922",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.21922"
}