The relation between empathy and offending: A meta-analysis

Langen, Marita A. M. van; Wissink, Inge B.; Vugt, E.S. van; Stouwe, Trudy van der; Stams, Geert Jan

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2014.02.003

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“…However, in female offenders, empathy has not been shown to predict aggression, and similar nonsignificant findings were found for violent or nonviolent recidivism in young adults (Bock & Hosser, 2014). Further, a recent meta analysis by Van Langen et al (2014) found that female offenders did not differ in empathy levels when compared to female non-offenders, but those who had committed a violent crime were lower in empathy (Bock & Hosser, 2014). We propose that one explanation for the inconsistent findings may be the close association between low empathy and psychopathy (e.g., the callous features of psychopathy).…”

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The habitual female offender inside: How psychopathic traits predict chronic prison violence.

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2016

Law and Human Behavior

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The habitual female offender inside: How psychopathic traits predict chronic prison violence.

Thomson¹,

Towl

Centifanti

2016

Law and Human Behavior

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“…Past research has shown strong empirical support for the relationship between these causes and criminal behavior (e.g. Delisi et al 2003;Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990;Jolliffe and Farrington 2004;McGloin 2009;Pratt and Cullen 2000;Van Langen et al 2014;Weerman 2011). The results illustrate the absence of biological perspectives on crime among researchers in the field of criminology.…”

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Using basic neurobiological measures in criminological research

Cornet

2015

Crime Sci

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Research on the relationship between neurobiological factors and antisocial behavior has grown exponentially in recent decades. As a result, criminal behavior has been related to impairments in different biological systems, such as genetics, hormones and brain functioning. The development of innovative techniques, for example brain imaging techniques and physiological measurements, can partially explain the increase in neurobiological studies on criminal behavior. Despite a recent zeitgeist change, which has led to a greater acceptance of neurobiology as an additional approach for the study of criminal behavior, neurobiological measurements dot not yet play a more significant role in criminological research and practice. This article aims to familiarize crime researchers and other interested readers with two important neurobiological measures, namely neuropsychological assessment and resting heart rate measurement, and with how these measures can play an important role in criminological research. It will argue that neuroscientific approaches might benefit the field of criminology in several important ways, from assessing the empirical validity of criminological theories to improving the effectiveness of correctional intervention programs. Furthermore, this article will provide insight into how to use these measures in research, to guide interested readers towards their application in their own studies.

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“…This bidimensional model of cognitive and affective empathy was supported by distinctive relations between cognitive and affective empathy and criminal offenses in meta-analyses by Jolliffe and Farrington (2004) and Van Langen, Wissink, Van Vugt, Van der Stouwe, & Stams (2014). In their quantitative reviews, cognitive empathy was more strongly related to criminal offenses compared to affective empathy.…”

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“…Previous research has shown that youth high on CU traits are able to understand (cognitive empathy), but cannot experience (affective empathy), the feelings of others (Dadds et al, 2009). A vast body of research has demonstrated that lack of empathy is related to (re) offending (see the meta-analysis by Van Langen, Wissink, Van Vugt, Van der Stouwe, & Stams, 2014). Therefore, empathy in delinquent youth is an important factor to consider in forensic youth care .…”

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