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Wogan, Michael; Mackenzie, Marci – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2007
Psychopaths represent a significant management challenge in a prison population. A sample of ninety-five male inmates from three medium security prisons was tested using the Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV). Using traditional criteria, 22% of the inmates were classified as psychopaths. Scores on the two factor dimensions of…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Factor Analysis
Ekstrom, Ruth B. – 1994
Data from the 1980 High School and Beyond (HSB) study are used to examine the variables associated with the grades that college-bound high school sophomores received in English, algebra, and geometry courses. Special concerns included determining if gender differences in high school grades could be explained, and how teachers' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Algebra, Behavior Patterns, College Bound Students