【Journal of Criminal Justice】Psychopathy and crimes against humanity: A conceptual and empirical examination of human rights violators
2022-07-17
| 期刊名：【Journal of Criminal Justice】Psychopathy and crimes against humanity: A conceptual and empirical examination of human rights violators |
| 卷數：Volume 81 |
| 出版時間：2022年7月 |
| 作者：Robert D.Hare,ElizabethLeón-Mayer,Joanna RocuantSalinas,JorgeFolino,Craig S.Neumann |
| 出版者：Elsevier Ltd. |
| I S S N：0047-2352 |
| 中文摘要： |
| 英文摘要：Purpose There is a dearth of empirical data on the contributions of personality, psychopathology, and psychopathy to terrorism and its actors. Because of a fortuitous set of circumstances, we had access to a sample of men convicted of crimes against humanity (CAH) committed during the Pinochet regime, each rated by expert clinicians on the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). We also had PCL-R ratings for samples of general offenders and community participants. Methods We determined the psychometric properties of the PCL-R for these samples, performed structural equation modeling (SEM) to investigate the factor structure of the PCL-R, and conducted a latent profile analysis (LPA) of the obtained factors to identify classes or subtypes within the samples. Results The PCL-R's psychometric properties and factor structure were in accord with findings from other countries and settings. The PCL-R total scores of the CAH and general offenders were virtually the same but much higher than those of the community sample. However, the CAH group had extraordinarily high scores on the Interpersonal/Affective facets yet relatively low scores on the Lifestyle/Antisocial facets. LPA identified the expected four latent classes, with most CAH men located within the Callous-Conning class. Conclusions The results of this study provide unique information about the psychopathic propensities of a sample of state violators of human rights. Their pattern of PCL-R scores was consistent with an extreme disposition for self-serving, callous, and ruthless treatment of others, without guilt or remorse, and in the absence of a prior documented history of severe antisocial behavior. |
| 年份：2022 |