Psychopathy-associated personality traits influence crime-scene behavior in male homicide offenders.
Nord J Psychiatry
; 73(8): 471-474, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
We investigated whether psychopathy-associated personality traits and behavioral styles affect the manner in which homicides are committed or the motives underlying them. Materials andmethods:
Using three nationwide registries and an in-house homicide database based on court verdicts, we identified all cases of homicide in Sweden during the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 72 male offenders who had undergone assessment using the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R), the manner of homicide was categorized as instrumental or expressive, and the motive as belonging to one of five categories (1) intimate-partner or family-related homicide; (2) homicide occurring during altercations, (3) robberies or burglaries, or (4) criminal conflicts; or (5) sexual homicide. Results andconclusions:
Offenders who had committed homicide in an instrumental manner or with a sexual motive had higher scores on PCL-R factor 1 than offenders displaying an expressive manner or other motives, suggesting that partially adaptive personality traits influence the crime-scene behavior of the former type of offenders more than maladaptive behavioral styles.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Personalidade
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Transtornos da Personalidade
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Sistema de Registros
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Criminosos
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Homicídio
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nord J Psychiatry
Assunto da revista:
PSICOFARMACOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Suécia