TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Psychopathy and female gender: phenotypic expression and comorbidity; a study comparing a sample of women hospitalized in italy's maximum security facility with women who were criminally sentenced and imprisoned JO - Journal of forensic sciences A1 - Carabellese, Felice A1 - Felthous, Alan R. A1 - La Tegola, Donatella A1 - Rossetto, Ilaria A1 - Montalbò, Domenico A1 - Francon, Filippo A1 - Catanesi, Roberto SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - Various studies have shown that women with psychopathy tend to commit crimes that are less violent than those of psychopathic men. The present study was designed to address the influence of psychopathy on the crimes committed by female offenders. A national sample of female offenders found NGRI or of diminished responsibility and at risk for criminal recidivism (OPG patients) was compared with a sample of female offenders who were convicted and imprisoned.

RESULTS of this comparison between the two groups of female offenders indicate that psychopathy is a transversal psychopathological dimension which may or may not be associated with other mental disorders. In both samples, the most commonly reported offenses among women with high PCL-R scores were minor offenses, not particularly violent, but they appear to be related to typical psychopathic features such as superficial charm, pathological lying, and manipulation.

© 2019 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

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