Citation

Dunbar E. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 2003; 73(2): 203-211.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology/Center for the Study and Resolution of Interethnic/Interracial Conflict, University of California, Los Angeles 90024, USA. edunbar@ucla.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12769241

Abstract

Developmental, ideological, and behavioral characteristics of 58 convicted hate crime offenders were examined. Ratings on the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version, HCR-20, and Bias Motivation Profile (BMP) were made via record review. Offense characteristics were rated on the Cornell Aggression Index and Cormier-Lang Crime Index. Results indicated that offenders with higher BMP scores engaged in more instrumental (i.e., premeditated) aggression and targeted racial-ethnic minority victims. Significant within-group variation in the prominence of offender bias motivation on the BMP was observed.

Language: en