For centuries, humans have made an attempt at discovering what makes a criminal a criminal. There are many theories and approaches that endeavor to explain criminal behavior. One theory, psychopathy, combines factors such genes and environment to explain deviant behavior. Psychopathy is used to explain some, but not all criminal behavior and has been widely accepted and researched by the criminal justice, psychology, and other science fields. Psychopathy and crime are closely linked to each other and can be explained by many different factors based on genetics and psychosocial approaches, and although psychopathy does not set in stone a criminal future, it is a tremendous risk factor.
According to the DSM-IV and the American Psychiatric Association, …show more content…
Another limitation is that institutional records may not be available or incomplete and therefore it is difficult to determine the truthfulness of the subject (Mind). Nonetheless, the PCL-R is considered the official tool of diagnosis and is used by professions in both the clinical environment and the legal environment. However, just because a person displays traits of a psychopath and scores high upon the PCL-R, that does not automatically imply that the person will involve themselves in criminal behavior. Some researchers deliberate that there are subjects who score as high as a 32 who are not psychopaths and there are some people who score as low as a 28 who should be considered a psychopath. There are some traits, however, that increase the likelihood that crime will be committed. Traits such as impulsivity, lack of empathy, and grandiosity, all increase the likelihood that the individual will consider engaging in criminal behavior (Mind). The PCL-R identifies 20 items to be assessed which are: superficial charm, grandiose self worth, need for stimulation, pathological lying, manipulativeness, lack of remorse of guilt, shallow affect, lack of empathy, parasitic lifestyle, poor behavioral controls, lack of realistic long-term goals, early behavior problems, impulsivity, failure to accept responsibility, short-term …show more content…
It include offenses such as assault, murder, robbery, and kidnapping. Psychopathy can be associated to both instrumental and reactive aggression (Pardue). Instrumental aggression is when violence is used to accomplish a certain outcome and reactive aggression is violence that is triggered by a stressful event (Pardue). Street crime usually is directed and deliberate and causes harm. While street crime is an area of crime that psychopaths lean towards which should not be overlooked, psychopaths are also linked to other types of crime such as corporate crime. Not all crime committed by psychopaths are violent. Corporate crime is crime committed by a corporation such as bribery, embezzlement, and fraud. Evidence for a link between psychopathy and corporate crime has been compiled from academic sources and news sources. A study done on corporate crime revealed that those who scored higher than a 25 on the PCL-R often held leadership positions such as a vice president or directors and may be due certain traits of psychopathy such as charm and manipulativeness (Pardue) (is this sentence relevant. I like what it states but dont think its relevant). Many traits of psychopathy can be useful, for lack of a better term, in corporate crime such as manipulativeness, superficial charm, pathological lying, and grandiose self worth. Traits like these can be used to climb the corporate ladder and once in a leadership
According to the DSM-IV and the American Psychiatric Association, …show more content…
Another limitation is that institutional records may not be available or incomplete and therefore it is difficult to determine the truthfulness of the subject (Mind). Nonetheless, the PCL-R is considered the official tool of diagnosis and is used by professions in both the clinical environment and the legal environment. However, just because a person displays traits of a psychopath and scores high upon the PCL-R, that does not automatically imply that the person will involve themselves in criminal behavior. Some researchers deliberate that there are subjects who score as high as a 32 who are not psychopaths and there are some people who score as low as a 28 who should be considered a psychopath. There are some traits, however, that increase the likelihood that crime will be committed. Traits such as impulsivity, lack of empathy, and grandiosity, all increase the likelihood that the individual will consider engaging in criminal behavior (Mind). The PCL-R identifies 20 items to be assessed which are: superficial charm, grandiose self worth, need for stimulation, pathological lying, manipulativeness, lack of remorse of guilt, shallow affect, lack of empathy, parasitic lifestyle, poor behavioral controls, lack of realistic long-term goals, early behavior problems, impulsivity, failure to accept responsibility, short-term …show more content…
It include offenses such as assault, murder, robbery, and kidnapping. Psychopathy can be associated to both instrumental and reactive aggression (Pardue). Instrumental aggression is when violence is used to accomplish a certain outcome and reactive aggression is violence that is triggered by a stressful event (Pardue). Street crime usually is directed and deliberate and causes harm. While street crime is an area of crime that psychopaths lean towards which should not be overlooked, psychopaths are also linked to other types of crime such as corporate crime. Not all crime committed by psychopaths are violent. Corporate crime is crime committed by a corporation such as bribery, embezzlement, and fraud. Evidence for a link between psychopathy and corporate crime has been compiled from academic sources and news sources. A study done on corporate crime revealed that those who scored higher than a 25 on the PCL-R often held leadership positions such as a vice president or directors and may be due certain traits of psychopathy such as charm and manipulativeness (Pardue) (is this sentence relevant. I like what it states but dont think its relevant). Many traits of psychopathy can be useful, for lack of a better term, in corporate crime such as manipulativeness, superficial charm, pathological lying, and grandiose self worth. Traits like these can be used to climb the corporate ladder and once in a leadership