To inquire about existing translations, to translate an MHS assessment, or to obtain permission to reproduce MHS copyrighted material please contact for further information. The PCL:YV yields dimensional scores for clinical purposes, but it can also be used to classify individuals into groups for research purposes. Using a semistructured interview and collateral information, the PCL:YV measures interpersonal, affective, and behavioral features related to a widely understood, traditional concept of psychopathy. The Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) is a 20-item rating scale for the assessment of psychopathic traits in male and female offenders aged 12 to 18.Īdapted from the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), the most widely used measure of psychopathy in adults, the PCL:YV uses an expert-rater format that emphasizes the need for multidomain and multisource information. Identifying youth with psychopathic traits is critical to understanding the factors that contribute to the development of adult psychopathy. The reliability and validity of the Psychopathy ChecklistRevised (PCLR) be examined in a sample of 528 nonpsychotic female perpetrators involved in a students assessing the generalizability of this measuring to woman using personality, attitudinal, and laboratory behavioral measures. Robert Hare's Web Site devoted to the study of Psychopathy The Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV)
