Although studies imply that labels such as “conduct disorder,” “antisocial personality,” “delinquent,” and “psychopathic” may have negative repercussions, especially in forensic contexts (Edens & Cox, 2012; Rockett, Murrie, & Boccaccini, 2007), it can be argued that the diagnostic-label is in some ways beneficial. Referring to CP+CU youths in a colloquial manner, using labels like “psychopath” and describing antisocial-behavior can generate more negative perceptions of the likelihood of recidivism and treatment-effectiveness than applying official diagnostic- labels, like “conduct” or “psychopathic” disorder (Boccaccini, Murrie, Clark, &
Although studies imply that labels such as “conduct disorder,” “antisocial personality,” “delinquent,” and “psychopathic” may have negative repercussions, especially in forensic contexts (Edens & Cox, 2012; Rockett, Murrie, & Boccaccini, 2007), it can be argued that the diagnostic-label is in some ways beneficial. Referring to CP+CU youths in a colloquial manner, using labels like “psychopath” and describing antisocial-behavior can generate more negative perceptions of the likelihood of recidivism and treatment-effectiveness than applying official diagnostic- labels, like “conduct” or “psychopathic” disorder (Boccaccini, Murrie, Clark, &