Annotated Bibliography Criminal and Non-Criminal Psychopathy

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Annotated Bibliography Criminal and non-criminal psychopathy

Dorothy Savage

PSF5385

Psychopathy and Criminal Profiling

Instructor: Dr. Jeff Schneider

June 16, 2014

Introduction

This annotated bibliography concerning criminal and non-criminal psychopathy reviews as well as antisocial personality disorder, and general criminal behavior it presents ten publications from serials in the library literature covering these publications are significant contributions from prominent authors that focus on research behaviors. Their reviews focus on various types of behaviors within the topics.

Criminal and non-criminal psychopathy

Iria, C., Barbosa, F., & Paixão, R. (2012). The identification of negative emotions through a go/.no-go task: Comparative research in criminal and non-criminal psychopaths. European Psychologist, 17(4), 291-299. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000101

Authors Iria, C., Barbosa, F., & Paixão, R. (2012) are European Psychologist that provided information on the characteristics of non-criminals with high psychopathy traits and stated they indeed similar to criminal psychopaths because each characteristics show the facial expressions of fear, sadness, and anger. Iria, C., Barbosa, F., & Paixão, R. case was based on The Factor 1 of Hare’s PCL:SV. That showed how both psychopathic groups, criminal and non-criminal were worse in their activities than their non-psychopathic counterparts on the identification of fear and sadness. They also hold to the fact that people hold the idea that psychopaths are essentially killers or convicts.

Antisocial personality disorder and criminal behavior

Paris, J., Chenard-Poirier, M., & Biskin, R. (2013). Antisocial and borderline personality disorders revisited. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54(4), 321. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.10.006

Paris, J., Chenard-Poirier, M., & Biskin, R.are in the field of  Comprehensive Psychiatry Study and talks about the strength of their  research in dealing with Antisocial personality disorder and criminal behavior which is supported by the retention of ASPD and BPD  categories in DSM-5, and how the diagnoses will continue to have an impact on their practice. Each author  viewed the  personality disorders in the DSM-5 and focused  on trait profiles and the differences between the disorders which are rooted in trait dimensions shaped by gender. They found that the influence of gender on symptoms is not an artefact, but are factors  that partly determine specific psychopathological constellations. BPD and ASPD are different disorders associated with unique trait profiles that could have a common base in personality traits, and that their behavioral differences could be largely attributable to gender. For this reason it was established on  p 3 that DSM-5 patients must meet overall criteria for a personality disorder: impairments in self and interpersonal relationships, associated with pathological personality traits. With a characteristic trait profile marked by antagonism (manipulativeness, deceitfulness, callousness, and hostility) and disinhibition (irresponsibility, impulsivity, and risk-taking).

Comparing the different types of forensic evaluation

Brodsky, S., & Wilson, J. (2013). Empathy in forensic evaluations: a systematic reconsideration. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 31(2), 192-202. doi:10.1002/bsl.2042

Brodsky, S., & Wilson, J. (2013) authors study was in Behavioral Sciences & the Law and Empathy forensic evaluations and argued against empathic behaviors in forensic evaluations in their review which concluded that empathy by examiners seduces evaluates into believing a therapeutic relationship exists. They also consider empathy as an element of rapport and a helpful supplement in a successful assessment within the evaluation. In their review it was noted that, “Actively avoiding empathy could lead to cold and callous examiner self-presentation, which may in turn produce biased and negative results (p31) In this article it was  assert that ethical forensic professionals may use moderate empathy during an assessment. Examiners should consider it not as a component of subjectivity and pseudo therapy, but rather as a potentially useful tool for effective assessments (P-31). They believe that Forensic Evaluations are often very limited in scope, with the specific nature of the evaluation varying on the clinical and legal issues at hand. As with diagnostic evaluations, these include a clinical interview, but may or may not involve a mental status or psychological testing. It was found in this review that family courts and private attorneys often require detailed information regarding almost everyone involved in a custody dispute to come to equitable arrangements. According to Brodsky, S., & Wilson, J. (2013) the evaluations can be lengthy and very detailed, involving interviews, testing, and periods of family observation.