Psychopathy and violent recidivism among young criminal offenders

Långström, Niklas; Grann, Martin

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0447.106.s412.19.x

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“…In both the adult (Dolan & Anderson, 2003;Harpur, Hare, & Hakstian, 1989;Vanman, Mejia, Dawson, Schell, & Raine, 2003) and adolescent (Corrado, Vincent, Hart, & Cohen, 2004;Långström & Grann, 2002;Skeem & Cauffman, 2003;Spain, Douglas, Poythress, & Epstein, 2004) literatures, differential relations between specific factors of psychopathy and outcomes (such as recidivism, institutional infractions, and offending behavior) have been identified. Thus, clearly identifying the factor structure of the PCL:YV is a key step in fleshing out the potential utility of this instrument for research and clinical purposes.…”

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Investigating different factor structures of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth version: Confirmatory factor analytic findings.

Jones¹,

Cauffman²,

Miller³

et al. 2006

Psychological Assessment

105

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There has been a recent push to extend the construct of psychopathy into adolescence, primarily as a result of the impressive reliability, validity, and utility of this construct in samples of adults. The value of this work rests, however, on creating an equally reliable and valid assessment tool for adolescents. One promising measure is the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (A. E. Forth, D. S. Kosson, & R. D. Hare, 2003). The current study uses a large, diverse sample of serious adolescent offenders to assess the overall fit of various underlying factor structures of this measure and to test the equivalence of these models across sex and race/ethnicity. The results suggest that either a 3-or 4-factor model provides the best overall fit and that these models are invariant across sex and race/ ethnicity. The decision to use the 3-or 4-factor model will likely hinge on researchers' underlying conceptualization of psychopathy, specifically whether antisocial behavior is viewed as a core feature of this construct. KeywordsPsychopathy Checklist; Youth Version; factor structure; serious adolescent offenders The last two decades have seen an increasing interest in the construct of psychopathy. This interest has been fueled by findings that measures of psychopathy are unsurpassed predictors of recidivism (Hart, Kropp, & Hare, 1988) and that psychopaths are among the most versatile, prolific, and violent offenders (Rice, Harris, & Quinsey, 1990). Unfortunately, there is also the belief that this condition is exceptionally difficult to treat effectively (Ogloff, Wong, & Greenwood, 1990;Rice, Harris, & Cormier, 1992; cf. Skeem, Monahan, & Mulvey, 2002, for another perspective). Taken together, these findings have made psychopathy research a highly topical and controversial area. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript investigation. First, the study of psychopathy during childhood or adolescence may reveal important insights into the etiology of this disorder (Forth & Burke, 1998;Lynam, 1996). Second, given the recalcitrant nature of psychopathy in adulthood, some have suggested that intervention and treatment efforts might yield more success if implemented at an earlier age (Forth & Mailloux, 2000;Frick, Barry, & Bodin, 2000). Third, the assessment of psychopathy during adolescence might be useful for risk assessment and case management of juvenile offenders (Campbell, Porter, & Santor, 2004;Corrado, Vincent, Hart, & Cohen, 2004). Thus, there are a number of important reasons to explore the construct of psychopathy among adolescents.Despite these rationales for studying adolescent psychopathy, several authors have expressed serious concerns regarding the applicability of this construct in children and adolescents (Edens, Skeem, Cruise, & Cauffman, 2001;Seagrave & Grisso, 2002). Hart, Watt, and Vincent (2002) posed three broad questions: (a) Does juvenile psychopathy exist, (b) does it resemble adult psychopathy, and (c) can it be assessed reliably? These concerns revolve aroun...

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Investigating different factor structures of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth version: Confirmatory factor analytic findings.

Jones¹,

Cauffman²,

Miller³

et al. 2006

Psychological Assessment

105

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“…Um importante aspecto associado aos molestadores de crianças é a psicopatia [28][29][30][31][32] . A presença de psicopatia em pedófilos colabora para a expressão de insensibilidade afetiva, diminuição da capacidade empática e elevado comportamento antissocial.…”

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Perfil psicológico e comportamental de agressores sexuais de crianças

Serafim

Saffi

Rigonatti

et al. 2009

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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ResumoContexto: A prática de abuso sexual contra crianças é um fenômeno universal. Ela ocorre em todos os tempos e lugares e atinge todas as classes socioeconômicas. Enquanto a maioria dos estudos investiga as vítimas, os poucos estudos sobre agressores se concentram principalmente em dados demográficos. Objetivo: Apresentar revisão da literatura quanto à classificação de molestadores sexuais de crianças, de acordo com o perfil psicológico e comportamental. Métodos: Revisão da literatura e discussão do material utilizado. Resultados: Apresentação das principais classificações dos criminosos sexuais contra crianças, identificando as tipologias mais utilizadas com suas possíveis contribuições à psiquiatria e à psicologia forense. Conclusão: A utilização do perfil psicológico em crimes sexuais é de fundamental relevância no contexto médico-legal, mas ainda carece de bases científicas mais sólidas. Serafim AP, et al. / Rev Psiq Clín. 2009;36(3):105-11Palavras-chave: Abuso sexual, perfil psicológico, violência sexual, ciências forenses. AbstractBackground: Sexual violence against children is a universal problem, occurring since ever, everywhere and regardless the socio-economic status. Whist most studies have been dedicated to the victim of such crime, there is little information regarding their perpetrators, which is largely limited to the description of demographic data. Objective: Review the literature regarding children sexual aggressors according to psychological and behavioral profile. Methods: Literature review and discussion. Results: Presentation of the major classifications of offenders, pointing out the most widely used ones and the implications to forensic psychiatry and psychology. Conclusion: The psychological and behavioral profile use is very important for medico-legal practice, but still needs better scientific validation.

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“…Diversas investigaciones [14][15][16][17] , han constatado que el mayor factor predictivo de violencia en jóvenes y adultos recluidos en centros penitenciarios es el trastorno de personalidad antisocial o psicopatía; y aunque Hart y Hare 18 hallaron que sólo una minoría de las personas admitidas en un centro psiquiátrico penitenciario eran psicópatas, muchos de los pacientes reclusos mostraban un número de síntomas antisociales significativos.…”

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