scholarly journals Examining Associations Between Psychopathic Traits and Executive Functions in Incarcerated Violent Offenders

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Delfin ◽  
Peter Andiné ◽  
Björn Hofvander ◽  
Eva Billstedt ◽  
Märta Wallinius
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functions ◽  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Psychopathic Traits

scholarly journals Corrigendum: Examining Associations Between Psychopathic Traits and Executive Functions in Incarcerated Violent Offenders

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Delfin ◽  
Peter Andiné ◽  
Björn Hofvander ◽  
Eva Billstedt ◽  
Märta Wallinius
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functions ◽  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Psychopathic Traits

Pupil reactivity to emotional faces among convicted violent offenders: The role of psychopathic traits.

2019 ◽  
Vol 128 (6) ◽  
pp. 622-632
Author(s):  
Steven M. Gillespie ◽  
Pia Rotshtein ◽  
Harriet Chapman ◽  
Emmie Brown ◽  
Anthony R. Beech ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Emotional Faces ◽  
Pupil Reactivity

Brain abnormalities in high-risk violent offenders and their association with psychopathic traits and criminal recidivism

Neuroscience ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 308 ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Leutgeb ◽  
M. Leitner ◽  
A. Wabnegger ◽  
D. Klug ◽  
W. Scharmüller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Criminal Recidivism ◽  
Brain Abnormalities

Abuse in childhood and psychopathic traits in a sample of violent offenders.

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano Schimmenti ◽  
Giovanbattista Di Carlo ◽  
Alessia Passanisi ◽  
Vincenzo Caretti
Keyword(s):  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Psychopathic Traits

scholarly journals Differences in executive functioning between violent and non-violent offenders

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1784-1793 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Meijers ◽  
J. M. Harte ◽  
G. Meynen ◽  
P. Cuijpers
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Partial Correlation ◽  
Neuropsychological Test ◽  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
Set Shifting ◽  
Neuropsychological Test Battery

BackgroundA growing body of neuropsychological and neurobiological research shows a relationship between functioning of the prefrontal cortex and criminal and violent behaviour. The prefrontal cortex is crucial for executive functions such as inhibition, attention, working memory, set-shifting and planning. A deficit in these functions – a prefrontal deficit – may result in antisocial, impulsive or even aggressive behaviour. While several meta-analyses show large effect sizes for the relationship between a prefrontal deficit, executive dysfunction and criminality, there are few studies investigating differences in executive functions between violent and non-violent offenders. Considering the relevance of identifying risk factors for violent offending, the current study explores whether a distinction between violent and non-violent offenders can be made using an extensive neuropsychological test battery.MethodMale remand prisoners (N = 130) in Penitentiary Institution Amsterdam Over-Amstel were administered an extensive neuropsychological test battery (Cambridge Automated Neuropsychological Test Battery; CANTAB) measuring response inhibition, planning, attention, set-shifting, working memory and impulsivity/reward sensitivity.ResultsViolent offenders performed significantly worse on the stop-signal task (partial correlation r = 0.205, p = 0.024), a task measuring response inhibition. No further differences were found between violent and non-violent offenders. Explorative analyses revealed a significant relationship between recidivism and planning (partial correlation r = −0.209, p = 0.016).ConclusionViolent offenders show worse response inhibition compared to non-violent offenders, suggesting a more pronounced prefrontal deficit in violent offenders than in non-violent offenders.

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