Behavior Characteristics of Antisocial Recidivists

The more extreme cases of continous criminality are often found to relate to psychopathic personalities which seem incapable of attaining a satisfactory adjustment to normal environments and which are almost invariably social liabilities. They are often designated as constitutional psychopathic inferiors. Comparatively little is known about the etiology of the condition, and general agreement on diagnosis is still lacking among psychiatrists. These inadequate individuals do not seem to fall into a category as, for example, most schizophrenics and imbeciles do. The present preliminary study was made in order to obtain additional information about the special reaction tendencies such persons are likely to have, and especially to learn what has been their behavior development from birth. The study is concerned with a determination of symptoms rather than with an evaluation of causative factors

Developmental psychology · Etiology · Personality · Personality psychology · Psychiatry · Psychopathy · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology

• Recent Contributions of Psychology to the Study of Criminogenesis

  Fabian L Rouke•Journal of Criminal Law and…•1950

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