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Most of the Influence of Personality-Based Explanations for Criminal Offending

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Most of the influence of personality-based explanations for criminal offending in the last three decades has been provided by the construct of psychopathy. Historically, however, there have been a number of theories of personality that have been offered to help understand offending. In some respects, these theories describe overlapping constructs. Describe these theories and explain how their overlapping construct are important in understanding antisocial behavior.


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