Psychopathy, Intelligence, And Recidivism In Child Molesters: Evidence Of An Interaction Effect  

Oleh:

Beggs, Sarah M. ; Grace, Randolph C.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Criminal Justice and Behavior vol. 35 no. 6 (Jun. 2009), page 683-695.
Topik: child sexual offenders; pedophilia; recidivism; intelligence; psychopathy
Fulltext: 683.pdf (110.2KB)

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The authors studied the relationships between psychopathy, intelligence, and offending in a sample of treated child molesters (N = 216). Regression analyses showed that psychopathy (as measured by the Psychopathy Checklist–Revised) was strongly related to both offense history and recidivism during follow-up. Intelligence (assessed using four-subtest short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–Revised and Third Versions) was not related to offending. However, there was a significant interaction between intelligence and psychopathy on recidivism: Offenders with relatively low intelligence and high psychopathy scores were more than 4 times as likely to have received a sexual reconviction as other offenders. Results are discussed in terms of implications for risk assessment.

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