Hi, friend! The term “Central Eight” you mentioned previously is new to me! Could you please kindly tell me more about it? Or tell me which author explore it for the very first time?

Not at all.

I see. Thx!

Andrews and Bonta (2003) term the strongest predictors of offending the Central Eight, which is often domains/areas included in prominent risk assessment tools and include the history of antisocial behavior (prior offending), anti-social attitudes/beliefs, antisocial peer associations, antisocial personality pattern (risk-taking, impulsivity, low self-control, hostile, callous), education and/or employment difficulties, family issues, and substance abuse. Arguably, seven of the eight are dynamic, while the history of antisocial behavior is static.

You may try reading the original book:
Andrews, D. A., & Bonta, J. A. (2003). The psychology of criminal conduct (3rd ed.). Anderson.