Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves is Associate Professor at the School of Psychology in the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal), where in 1997 he took his Ph. D. in Forensic and Legal Psychology. He had consistently researched and published on the topics of violent and dangerous offenders namely psychopaths, sexual abusers and spouse abusers and the correctional system. He also works as a forensic psychologist expert at the Counselling Unit of Forensic Psychology of the University of Minho, where he assesses and intervenes on juvenile and adult offenders.
Forensic and Legal Psychology; Correctional System; Dangerous and violent offenders
Selected publications
Botelho, M. & Gonçalves, R. A. (2016). Why do people kill? A critical review of the literature on factors associated with homicide. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 26, 9-15. DOI
Cunha, O. & Gonçalves, R. A. (2016). Severe and less severe intimate partner violence: From characterization to prediction. Violence and Victims, 31(2), 235-250. DOI
Ray, J. V., Pechorro, P., & Gonçalves, R. A., (2016). A comparison of self-report measures of callous-unemotional traits among incarcerated youth: Associations with aggression, conduct disorder, and offending behavior. Criminal Justice and Behavior. Published online before print May 2, 2016. 10.1177/0093854815628027 DOI
Gonçalves, L. C., Dirkzwager, A. J. E., Martins, C.,Gonçalves, R. A., & Van der Laan, P. (2016). Prison infractions among young prisoners: A longitudinal study. The Prison Journal, ahead of print. DOI
Pechorro, P., Ray, J. V., Barroso, R., Maroco, J., & Gonçalves, R. A., (2016). Validation of the inventory of callous-unemotional traits among a Portuguese sample of detained juvenile offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 60(3), 349-365. DOI
Other publications
Botelho, M. & Gonçalves, R. A. (2016). Why do people kill? A critical review of the literature on factors associated with homicide. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 26, 9-15. DOI
Cunha, O. & Gonçalves, R. A. (2016). Severe and less severe intimate partner violence: From characterization to prediction. Violence and Victims, 31(2), 235-250. DOI
Ray, J. V., Pechorro, P., & Gonçalves, R. A., (2016). A comparison of self-report measures of callous-unemotional traits among incarcerated youth: Associations with aggression, conduct disorder, and offending behavior. Criminal Justice and Behavior. Published online before print May 2, 2016. 10.1177/0093854815628027 DOI
Gonçalves, L. C., Dirkzwager, A. J. E., Martins, C.,Gonçalves, R. A., & Van der Laan, P. (2016). Prison infractions among young prisoners: A longitudinal study. The Prison Journal, ahead of print. DOI
Pechorro, P., Ray, J. V., Barroso, R., Maroco, J., & Gonçalves, R. A., (2016). Validation of the inventory of callous-unemotional traits among a Portuguese sample of detained juvenile offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 60(3), 349-365. DOI
