TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Psychopathic personality and criminal violence across the life-course in a prospective longitudinal study: does psychopathic personality predict violence when controlling for other risk factors?
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Bergstrøm, Henriette
A1  - Farrington, David P.
SP  - e101817
EP  - e101817
VL  - 80
IS  - 
N2  - PURPOSE  The purpose of the current study is to investigate to what extent, and when, psychopathic personality is predictive of violent convictions.   Methods  By analyzing data from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, the relationships between psychopathic personality, childhood risk factors, and violent convictions were investigated prospectively. Psychopathic personality was measured at ages 8-10, 12-14, and 48. A wide range of childhood risk factors (e.g. convicted father, parental discipline, and socioeconomic status) were measured at age 8-10. Violent convictions were available from ages 10 to 61. In addition, specific offenses (robbery, assault, weapons offenses, and threatening behavior) were studied in the analyses.   Results  Psychopathic personality was predictive of violent offending across the life-course. After controlling for childhood risk factors, psychopathic personality was still a significant predictor of violent convictions.   Conclusions  Psychopathic personality is predictive of violent convictions across the life-course, even after controlling for important childhood risk factors. Suggestions for future research are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101817
ID  - ref1
ER  -