Perceptions of Violent Crimes in Relation to Sex of Perpetrator

2000 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 485-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula K. Hendree ◽  
Sandra D. Nicks
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Armed Robbery ◽  
Sex Stereotypes ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between criminal behavior and perceived sex of the perpetrator. Participants (26 men and 44 women) reviewed scenarios depicting an armed robbery and a child's murder. 98% of the respondents attributed the armed robbery to a man, whereas an equal number attributed the child's murder to both a man and a woman. The respondents also ascribed the man's behavior to internal characteristics, whereas the woman's criminal behavior was attributed to external situations or to mental illness. These findings are in accord with current sex stereotypes.

Television and Violent Criminal Behavior: Beyond the Bobo Doll

1986 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Heath ◽  
Candace Kruttschnitt ◽  
David Ward
Keyword(s):  
External Validity ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Television Viewing ◽  
Dose Effect ◽  
Double Dose ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Violent Criminal ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Encoding Specificity ◽  
The Relationship

This study builds on the research concerning television viewing and aggression by extending the external validity, or generalizability, of the dependent variable. We assess the relationship between self-reported television viewing at 8, 10, and 12 years of age and the subsequent commission of a violent criminal act. This study is based on interview data from 48 males incarcerated for violent crimes and 45 nonincarcerated, nonviolent males matched on age, race, and neighborhood of residence during adolescence. Results show that the extent of a respondent’s reported television viewing was not, in and of itself, predictive of violent criminal acts. Instead, it was the interaction of heavy doses of television viewing and exposure to either maternal or paternal abuse that related to violent crime. These findings support the efforts of some recent scholars in their attempts to understand why television has a negative effect on only some viewers. The results are discussed in light of the cognitive formulations of neoassociationism, encoding specificity, and the double-dose effect.

Comorbid mental illness and criminalness implications for housing and treatment

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole R. Bartholomew ◽  
Robert D. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Social Conventions ◽  
Biopsychosocial Intervention ◽  
Psychiatric Outcomes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Novel Model

The relationship between mental illness, violence, and criminal behavior is complex, and involves a multifaceted interaction of biological, psychological, and social processes. In this article, we review the emerging research that examines the neurobiological and psychological factors that distinguish between persons with mental illness who do and who do not engage in crime and violence. Additionally, a novel model for understanding the interaction between mental illness and criminalness is proposed. (As defined by Morgan and colleagues, criminalness is defined as behavior that breaks laws and social conventions and/or violates the rights and wellbeing of others.) Stemming from this model and outlined research, we argue that management and treatment approaches should target the co-occurring domains of mental illness and criminalness to improve criminal and psychiatric outcomes. Specifically, we discuss and propose effective housing (management) and biopsychosocial intervention strategies for improving outcomes.

scholarly journals Forensic Value of Genetic Variants Associated with Anti-Social Behavior

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2386
Author(s):  
Antonio Oliva ◽  
Simone Grassi ◽  
Massimo Zedda ◽  
Marco Molinari ◽  
Stefano Ferracuti
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Genetic Variants ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Forensic Value

Insanity defense is sometimes invoked in criminal cases, and its demonstration is usually based on a multifactorial contribution of behavioural, clinical, and neurological elements. Neuroradiological evidence of structural alterations in cerebral areas that involve decision-making and moral reasoning is often accepted as a useful tool in these evaluations. On the other hand, the genetic predisposition to anti-social behavior is still controversial. In this paper, we describe two cases of violent crimes committed by young carriers of genetic variants associated with personality disorder; both the defendants claimed to be insane at the time of the crime. We discuss these cases and review the scientific literature regarding the relationship between legal incapacity/predisposition to criminal behavior and genetic mutations. In conclusion, despite some genetic variants being able to influence several cognitive processes (like moral judgement and impulse control), there is currently no evidence that carriers of these mutations are, per se, incapable of intentionally committing crimes.

Family and Employment Status Associated with Women's Criminal Behavior

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 307-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol S. Campbell ◽  
James W. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
Female Inmates ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Single Subjects ◽  
Female Roles ◽  
The Relationship

Exploring the relationship between women's criminal behavior as evidenced in violence, type of crime, prior criminal history, and the fulfillment of traditional female roles delineated by marital status, employment status, or presence of children in the home of the woman was based on the evaluation of 141 female inmates, which indicated a limited relationship between fulfilling traditional female roles and the nature of female criminal activity. Married and previously married subjects tended to be involved primarily with murder and secondarily with theft Single subjects were involved primarily with theft and secondarily involved with robbery. Employed subjects were more likely to be involved with theft and nonviolent crime. Unemployed subjects were more likely to be involved in violent crimes.

The relationship between attachment and functioning for people with serious mental illness: a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 545-557
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Pearse ◽  
Sandra Bucci ◽  
Jessica Raphael ◽  
Katherine Berry
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
The Relationship

Quality of parenting and vulnerability to depression: results from a family study

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. DUGGAN ◽  
P. SHAM ◽  
C. MINNE ◽  
A. LEE ◽  
R. MURRAY
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Family Study ◽  
Past History ◽  
Familial Risk ◽  
Self Report ◽  
History Of ◽  
Quality Of Parenting ◽  
Independent Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
History Of Depression

Background. We examined a group of subjects at familial risk of depression and explored the relationship between the perceptions of parents and a history of depression. We also investigated: (a) whether any difference in perceived parenting found between those with and without a past history of depression was an artefact of the depression; and (b) whether the relationship between parenting and depression was explained by neuroticism.Method. We took a sample of first-degree relatives selected from a family study in depression and subdivided them by their history of mental illness on the SADS-L, into those: (a) without a history of mental illness (N=43); and (b) those who had fully recovered from an episode of RDC major depression (N=34). We compared the perceptions of parenting, as measured by the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), in these two groups having adjusted for the effect of neuroticism and subsyndromal depressive symptoms. We also had informants report on parenting of their siblings, the latter being subdivided into those with and without a past history of depression.Results. Relatives with a past history of depression showed lower care scores for both mother and father combined compared with the never ill relatives. The presence of a history of depression was associated with a non-significant reduction in the self-report care scores compared to the siblings report. Vulnerable personality (as measured by high neuroticism) and low perceived care were both found to exert independent effects in discriminating between the scores of relatives with and without a history of depression and there was no interaction between them.Conclusion. This study confirmed that low perceived parental care was associated with a past history of depression, that it was not entirely an artefact of having been depressed, and suggested that this association was partially independent of neuroticism.

Criminal behavior and mental illness in the Arab world

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan S. Albarbari ◽  
Hashim M. Al‐Awami ◽  
Ali A. Bazroon ◽  
Hassan H. Aldibil ◽  
Salman M. Alkhalifah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Arab World
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