Criminal Behavior Final Flashcards
Hare’s 3 type of Psychopath definition
- Primary
- secondary
- dissociative
primary psychopath
true psychopath - distinguishable different from population –> not violent
secondary psychopath
commit antisocial and violent behavior –> deep emotional issues
dissocial psychopath
learned psychopath
anti personality disorder
people who violate rights of others and don’t care from childhood-adulthood
Ferdinand Demara
psychopath that pretended to be a doctor and operated on people. lied, but did save people –> “the great imposter”
behavioral descriptions
checkly had 16 different characteristics that describes psychopathic activity: includes charming people, being verbally affluent, can’t have higher iq, could be suicidal, selfish, little contact with families, pathological liar, self destructive, shallow, stimulation seeking semantic aphasia, lack of guilt
criminal psychopath
wide range of antisocial behavior. 1% of general population. 15-20% of criminal population
description of criminal psychopaths
most violent, persistent; lack ethics, brutal sex crimes, likely to kill strangers
how to measure psychopath
PCL - psychopathy checklist PCL-R is revised version
PCL:SV - short version
PCL:YV juvinile test
PCLR
latest version of PCL
universal test
scores of more than 30 are considered psycho
core factors of psychopathy
many diff theories - different breakdown
two factor position
three factor position
four actor position
two factor
- those who partake in planned violence
2. those who partake in spontaneous violence
3 factor
- interpersonal - lying and manipulative
- emotional deficiency
- impulsive
4 factor
- interpersonal
- impulsive
- affective - shallow, low empathy
- antisocial tendencies - criminal activities
recidivism
reoffending - PCL-R is helpful in predicting recidivism
psychos normally reoffend faster
female psycho
unlikely –> 15% of women prisoners
very deceptive with low empathy levels
racial/ethnic differences
none really except aa criminals are less impulsive
juvenile psychopathy
hard to identify because kids are always changing
often based on bad childhood
PSD - psychopathy screening device
CPS - child psychopathy scale
YPI - youth psychopathic traits inventory
PCLYV - psychopathy checklist youth version
juvenile psychopathy testing
multiple components, not just test to account for lying.
ex. pclyu has a interview component
pcs talks to relatives to get more into
biological factors
there are genetic factors, not large influence but they are there
central nervous system
all nerv cells
hemisphere asymmetry and deficiencty
right side of brain - nonverbal functions, understanding communication and emotion
left side- processes analytical things, spontaneous behavior
frontal lobes
responsible for highest level of functioning - executive functioning