Citation

Brad CA, Coupland RBA, Olver ME. Homicide Stud. 2014; 18(4): 323-341.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1088767914521416

PMID

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Abstract

We examined the psychological characteristics of homicide offenders (n = 95) compared with incarcerated samples of rapists (n = 232) and generally violent men (n = 97) using the original Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), its Overcontrolled Hostility (O-H) scale, and the Buss Durkee Hostility Inventory (BDHI). Prominent MMPI elevations were found on scales 4 and 8 for each group. While general violent offenders had the highest BDHI scores, there were no differences among groups in O-H. Cluster analyses revealed a disordered and nondisordered homicide offender type.

RESULTS are discussed in light of extant findings with directions for applied homicide offender research.

Language: en