A descriptive study on a sample of juvenile sexual offenders
Objectives This study is aimed at a descriptive analysis of an Italian sample of juvenile sex offenders as well as at the assessment of the correlation between sex offence and psychopathy. Methodologies We examined ten adolescent sexual offenders and ten violent offenders of the same age group through the Hare Psychopathy Checklist -Youth Version. Conclusions Our research showed how the emotional aspects of psychopathy are more likely to characterize juvenile sex offenders whereas more behavioural psychopathic traits characterize violent non-sexual offenders.