Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment Vol. 9, Iss. 3,  (May 2018): 207-216. The current study employed both latent variable- and person-centered approaches to examine psychopathic traits in a large sample of sex offenders (N = 958). The offenders, who had committed a range of sexual crimes, had been assessed with the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; Hare, 2003).. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.