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Deficits in Theory of Mind, empathic understanding and moral reasoning: a comparison between young offenders and non-offenders

Karin A. SpenserDivision of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lucy R. BettsDivision of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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Mani Das GuptaDepartment of Psychology and Mental Health, Faculty of Sciences, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Pages 632-647 | Received 11 Sep 2013, Accepted 02 Feb 2015, Published online: 09 Apr 2015

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Marion Verkade, Julie Karsten, Frans Koenraadt & Frans Schalkwijk. (2023) Conscience and its interrelated constituent aspects: A network and regression analysis in offenders and non-offenders. Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice 0:0, pages 1-30.
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Karin A. Spenser, Ray Bull, Lucy Betts & Belinda Winder. (2021) Gender Differences in Theory of Mind, Empathic Understanding, and Moral Reasoning in an Offending and a Matched Non-Offending Population. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 66:5, pages 587-603.
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