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Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version  

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  • The construct of psychopathy as applied to children and adolescents has received increasing attention in recent years. Many researchers and clinicians believe that psychopathic traits and behaviors are first manifested early in life, which has led to efforts to develop measures to identify psychopathic traits early in development. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV)]

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