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3. What factors do you think could reduce the likelihood that a psychopathic individual will engage in criminal behavior? Explain.
4. Do you believe that the person who is deemed a psychopath would fall under a psychological theory or a biological theory? Why or why not? Explain your rationale
1. Do you think psychopaths are more likely to exhibit violent criminal behavior? Why or why not?
A lack of sympathy and compassion is one of the key characteristics of a psychopath (Smith-Clark, February 14, 2009). In psychopathic people, there is no deficiency in being aware of feelings or recognizing when others are in discomfort and/or agony. As a matter of fact, when it comes to recognizing it, psychopaths, if anything, are more capable than non-psychopaths are (Smith-Clark, February 14, 2009). This is one reason why psychopaths are extremely successful with manipulating others (Smith-Clark, February 14, 2009). A psychopath sees and understands precisely what another individual is experiencing, but “s/he just doesn’t care” (Smith-Clark, February 14, 2009).
Even though it is projected that twenty percent of prisoners are psychopaths, in reality, the disorder occurs in approximately one percent of people, which makes it fairly common (Ditkoff, ud). This aggregates to approximately one out of every one-hundred individuals. In other words, in a populace of eight billion persons, there are eighty-million psychopaths sauntering amongst us (Ditkoff, ud). Psychopaths are a lot more common and dissimilar grouping, which effects every one of us each day (Ditkoff, ud). Psychopaths may show the full range of criminality or non-criminality. Some are caught committing criminal actions and are recognized as offenders. Others commit criminal acts but are not caught. Still, others never actually cross the line into breaking the law while acting in ways that many people would see as immoral. A number of psychopaths are not ever recognized as lawbreakers, but are exceedingly efficacious and commonly well-regarded persons (Ditkoff, ud).
2. What factors could increase the likelihood that a psychopathic individual will engage in criminal behavior?
Such personality traits that consist of insensitivity, insincere and superficial sentiment, absence of compassion, carelessness, absence of guilt or fault regarding the detriment to another individual. Another personality trait is the propensity to manipulate and take part in predatory conduct concerning other people (Cohen, March 14, 2011). Possessing a genetic predisposition for criminal conduct does not decide the activities of a person, nonetheless, if that person is subjected to the precise surroundings, and/or environments, their probabilities for participating in criminal behavior are made greater (Jones, February 2005). There have been efforts to come up with the role of neurochemicals in influencing criminal behavior. Included in this list of neurochemicals are monoamine oxidase, serotonin, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine (Jones, February 2005).
3. What factors do you think could reduce the likelihood that a psychopathic individual will engage in criminal behavior? Explain.
4. Do you believe that the person who is deemed a psychopath would fall under a psychological theory or a biological theory? Why or why not? Explain your rationale
5. Should this make a difference in the incarceration of this person?
Psychopaths do not comprehend the purpose of morality, of remorse or humiliation (Morse, 2002). Nor do they have responsiveness intended for other individuals. They are not capable of using compassion, suffering, or morals as motives not to harm another person, even if these are the greatest motives to abide by within ethical and lawful regulations (Morse, 2002). In other words, psychopaths are morally insane, but a diagnosis of being a psychopath is not enough to prevent punishment of a crime (Morse, 2002). Psychopathic behavior is lucid, is an informed choice, a deliberate and intentional tactic to perform in a way that functions as effective ways to a conclusion (Webb, ud). There is no medical treatment for a causal disposition disorder, such as the one labeled as psychopathic (Webb, ud). This virtually means that offenders with a personality disorder cannot be billeted inside a suitable health or disciplinary situation (Webb, ud).
References
Cohen, L., (March 14, 2011). What Do We Know About Psychopathy: Do certain psychological
traits predispose people to criminal behavior. Retrieved on 3 June 2013 from
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/handy-psychology-answers/201103/what-do-we-
know-about-psychopathy
Ditkoff, H., (ud). Psychopathy. Retrieved on 3 June 2013 from http://www.systemsthinker.com/
interests/mind/psychopathy.shtml
Jones, C., (February 2005). Genetic and Environmental Influences on Criminal Behavior.
Retrieved on 3 June from
http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/jones.html
Morse, S., (2002). Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, Psychopathy. Retrieved on 3 June 2013
from
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/psychopath.aspx
Smith-Clark, C. (February 14, 2009). Mens Rea, Do you not get it, or do you just not
care? Psychopaths and mirror neurons. Retrieved on 3 June 2013 from
http://mensreapsych.blogspot.com/2009/02/do-you-not-get-it-or-do-you-just-not.htm
Webb, D., (ud). The Psychopath, Personality Disorder. Retrieved on 3 June 2013 from
http://www.all-about-forensic-psychology.com/psychopath.html
1.
Do you think psychopaths are more likely to exhibit violent criminal behavior? Why or
why not?
A lack of
sympathy and
compassion
is one
of the
key
characteristics
of
a
psychopath
(
Smith
–
Clark,
February 14, 2009).
In psychopathic people,
there is no
deficiency in
be
ing
aware of
feelings
or
recognizing
when others are in
discomfort
and/or agony
.
A
s a matter of fact
,
w
hen it
comes to recognizing it,
psychopaths
,
if anything
,
are
more
capable
than non
–
psychopaths are
(S
mith
–
Clark, February 14, 2009). This is
one reason why psychopaths are
extremely
successf
ul
with manipulating
others
(Smith
–
Clark, February 14, 2009).
A p
s
ychop
ath
sees and understands
precisely
what anot
her
individual
is experiencing, but
“
s/he
just doesn
’
t care
”
(Smith
–
Clark,
February 14, 2009).
Even though
it is
projected
that
twenty percent
of
prisoners
are psychopaths, in reality,
the
disorder
occurs
in
approximately
one percent
of
people
,
which makes
it
fairly common
(Ditkoff,
ud).
T
his
aggregates
to
a
pproximately one out of every one
–
hundred
individuals
.
In other
words, i
n a
populace
of eight
billion
persons
,
there are
eighty
–
million psychopaths
sauntering
amongst
us
(Ditkoff, ud).
Psychopaths are
a lot
more
common
and
dissimilar
grouping
,
which
effects
every one
of us
each day
(Ditkoff, ud).
Psychopaths may
show
the full range of
criminality
or non
–
criminality. Some
are caught committing
criminal
actions
and are
recognized
as
offenders
. Others commit criminal acts but are
not
caught. Still
,
others
never ac
tually cross the
line into
breaking
the
law
while acting in ways
th
at
many
people
would
see as
immoral
.
A
number of
psychopaths
are
not ever
recognized
as
lawbreakers
, but are
exceedingly
efficacious
and
commonly
well
–
r
egarded
persons
(Ditkoff, ud).
2.
What factors could increase the likelihood that a psychopathic individual will engage in
criminal behavior?
Such personality traits that consist of insensitivity, insincere and superficial sentiment,
absen
ce of compassion, carelessness, absence of guilt or fault regarding the detriment to another
individual. Another personality trait is the propensity to manipulate and take part in predatory
conduct concerning other people (Cohen, March 14, 2011).
Possessing
a
g
enetic
predisposition
for criminal
conduct
does not
decide
the
activities
of a person
,
n
onetheless
, if that person is
subjected
to the
precise
surroundings
, and/or environments
,
their
probabilities
for
participating
in
c
riminal
b
ehavior
are
made
greater
(Jones,
February 2005).
T
here have been
efforts
to come up
with
the role of neurochemicals in influ
encing criminal
behavior. Included in this
list of
neurochemicals
are monoamine oxidase
,
serotonin,
norepinephrine,
epinephrine,
and dopamine
(Jones, February 2005).
3.
What factors do you thin
k could reduce the likelihood that a psychopathic individual
will engage in criminal behavior? Explain.
4.
Do
you believe that the person who is deemed a psychopath would fall under a
psychological theory or a biological theory? Why or why not? Explain your rationale
5.
Should this make a di
fference in the incarceration of this person?
Psychopaths do not
comprehend
the
purpose
of morality,
of
remorse
or
humiliation
(Morse,
2002).
N
or
do they
have
responsiveness
intended for
other individual
s
. They are
not capable
of
using
compassion
,
suffering
, or
morals
as
motives
not
to
harm
another
person
, even
if
these are
the
greatest
motives
to
abide by
wit
h
in
ethical
and
lawful
regulati
ons
(Morse, 2002).
In other
words, p
sychopath
s are morally insane
,
but
a diagnos
is
of
being a
psychopath
is not enough
t
o
prevent punishment of a crime
(Morse, 2002).
P
sychopathic behavior
is
lucid
,
is
an informed
choice, a
deliberate
and intentional
tactic
to
perform
in
a
way that
functions
as
effective
ways
to
a
conclusion
(We
bb,
ud).
There is
no medical treatment for
a
causal
disposition
disorder
, such as
1. Do you think psychopaths are more likely to exhibit violent criminal behavior? Why or
why not?
A lack of sympathy and compassion is one of the key characteristics of a psychopath (Smith-
Clark, February 14, 2009). In psychopathic people, there is no deficiency in being aware of
feelings or recognizing when others are in discomfort and/or agony. As a matter of fact, when it
comes to recognizing it, psychopaths, if anything, are more capable than non-psychopaths are
(Smith-Clark, February 14, 2009). This is one reason why psychopaths are extremely successful
with manipulating others (Smith-Clark, February 14, 2009). A psychopath sees and understands
precisely what another individual is experiencing, but “s/he just doesn’t care” (Smith-Clark,
February 14, 2009).
Even though it is projected that twenty percent of prisoners are psychopaths, in reality, the
disorder occurs in approximately one percent of people, which makes it fairly common (Ditkoff,
ud). This aggregates to approximately one out of every one-hundred individuals. In other
words, in a populace of eight billion persons, there are eighty-million psychopaths sauntering
amongst us (Ditkoff, ud). Psychopaths are a lot more common and dissimilar grouping, which
effects every one of us each day (Ditkoff, ud). Psychopaths may show the full range of
criminality or non-criminality. Some are caught committing criminal actions and are recognized
as offenders. Others commit criminal acts but are not caught. Still, others never actually cross the
line into breaking the law while acting in ways that many people would see as immoral. A
number of psychopaths are not ever recognized as lawbreakers, but are exceedingly efficacious
and commonly well-regarded persons (Ditkoff, ud).
2. What factors could increase the likelihood that a psychopathic individual will engage in
criminal behavior?
Such personality traits that consist of insensitivity, insincere and superficial sentiment,
absence of compassion, carelessness, absence of guilt or fault regarding the detriment to another
individual. Another personality trait is the propensity to manipulate and take part in predatory
conduct concerning other people (Cohen, March 14, 2011). Possessing a genetic predisposition
for criminal conduct does not decide the activities of a person, nonetheless, if that person is
subjected to the precise surroundings, and/or environments, their probabilities for participating in
criminal behavior are made greater (Jones, February 2005). There have been efforts to come up
with the role of neurochemicals in influencing criminal behavior. Included in this list of
neurochemicals are monoamine oxidase, serotonin, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine
(Jones, February 2005).
3. What factors do you think could reduce the likelihood that a psychopathic individual
will engage in criminal behavior? Explain.
4. Do you believe that the person who is deemed a psychopath would fall under a
psychological theory or a biological theory? Why or why not? Explain your rationale
5. Should this make a difference in the incarceration of this person?
Psychopaths do not comprehend the purpose of morality, of remorse or humiliation (Morse,
2002). Nor do they have responsiveness intended for other individuals. They are not capable of
using compassion, suffering, or morals as motives not to harm another person, even if these are
the greatest motives to abide by within ethical and lawful regulations (Morse, 2002). In other
words, psychopaths are morally insane, but a diagnosis of being a psychopath is not enough to
prevent punishment of a crime (Morse, 2002). Psychopathic behavior is lucid, is an informed
choice, a deliberate and intentional tactic to perform in a way that functions as effective ways to
a conclusion (Webb, ud). There is no medical treatment for a causal disposition disorder, such as
