@article{ref1,
title="Psychopathy and crime: comparisons and differences between sexual offenders and ordinary criminals at a prison in Chile",
journal="Revista criminalidad",
year="2014",
author="Cabrera-Sánchez, José and Gallardo-Vergara, René and González-Moraga, Fernando Renee and Navarrete-Castro, Rayén",
volume="56",
number="2",
pages="229-245",
abstract="In this research a comparison relating to psychopathy was made between sexual offenders and ordinary criminals in a prison in Chile. The sample consisted of 57 sexual aggressors and 82 common delinquents, all of them convicted and held at the correction facilities of the &quot;Centro de Cumplimiento Penitenciario&quot; in the city of Puerto Montt, Chile. The instrument used in this study was Robert Hare's Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). The results show that the psychopathy level does not seem to affect in a significant way the fact that convicts have been sentenced for some kind of sexual crime. On the other hand, moderate psychopathy levels are observed in individuals charged with non-violent offenses. As psychopathic features increase, a positive association with violent and/or bloody crimes is evidenced. The conclusion is that sexual offenders and recidivist common criminals exhibit higher psychopathy levels.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="1794-3108",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}