TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Profiles of psychopathy in incarcerated sexual offenders
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Porter, Stephen
A1  - Fairweather, David
A1  - Drugge, Jeff
A1  - Hervé, Hugues
A1  - Birt, Angela
A1  - Boer, Douglas P.
SP  - 216
EP  - 233
VL  - 27
IS  - 2
N2  - The authors investigated whether psychopathy would contribute to the understanding of the heterogeneity of sexual violence. Using the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised, presence of psychopathy, callous personality (Factor 1), and chronic antisocial conduct (Factor 2) were examined in a diverse sample (N = 329) of incarcerated sex offenders and nonsexual offenders categorized according to the nature of their crimes. Mixed rapist/molesters and rapists were more psychopathic than child molesters, although all sex offender groups showed elevated Factor 1 scores. A high proportion (64%) of offenders who had victimized both children and adults were psychopathic, indicative of a criminal whose thrill seeking is directed at diverse sexual victims (appropriately called a sexual psychopath). Furthermore, there were different factor scores and an interaction between factor scores and offense type. These profiles have implications for treatment and a comprehensive theory of sexual violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854800027002005
ID  - ref1
ER  -