Journal of Criminal Psychology
Issue(s) available: 41 – From Volume: 1 Issue: 1, to Volume: 13 Issue: 3
The relation between psychopathy factors and emotional states prior and during criminal behaviour in a Dutch sample
Marije Keulen-de Vos, Martine Herzog-Evans, Massil BenbouricheThe purpose of this study is to examine the predictive value of psychopathy features on crime-related emotional states in forensic male patients with offence histories who were…
Beliefs in repressed memory and dissociative amnesia from a cross-cultural lens
Henry Otgaar, Yikang Zhang, Chunlin Li, Jianqin WangThis study aimed to examine beliefs in repressed memory and dissociative amnesia from a cross-cultural perspective.
A multi-method investigation of motive dispositions: affiliative and antagonistic dispositions in psychopathy
Foteini Spantidaki Kyriazi, Stefan Bogaerts, Jaap J.A. Denissen, Shuai Yuan, Michael Dufner, Carlo GarofaloTo replicate and extend research on psychopathy and intrinsic interpersonal preferences under the broader umbrella of affiliation, intimacy and antagonism, this paper aims to…
Naked body disposal: an indicator of the type of sexual homicide
Hana Georgoulis, Eric Beauregard, Julien ChopinThe purpose of this study is to investigate whether sexual homicide offenders (SHO) who dispose of the victim’s body naked present with particular crime scene characteristics.
Nudging eyewitnesses: the effect of social influence on recalling witnessed events
Kirk Luther, Zak Keeping, Brent Snook, Hannah de Almeida, Weyam Fahmy, Alexia Smith, Tianshuang HanThe purpose of this study is to contribute to the literature on information elicitation. The authors investigated the impact of social influence strategies on eyewitness recall…
“I’ll live better, stay away from crime”: exploring the reintegration of former prisoners into the community through a music programme
Rachel Hopley, Laura Caulfield, Andrew JollyThere is evidence that music programmes can have a positive impact on people in contact with the criminal justice system. However, little attention has been paid to the potential…
How restrictions of choice affect the sense of agency: the case of personal autonomy in prison
Josi M.A. Driessen, Anja J.E. Dirkzwager, Joke M. Harte, Henk AartsImprisonment is associated with far-reaching restrictions of personal autonomy, which critically depends on the sense of agency (SoA), i.e. the experience of control over one’s…
Prevalence scores: an addition to behaviour sequence analysis
David Keatley, Abbie J. Marono, David D. ClarkeBehaviours occur across complex, dynamic timelines. Research methods to analyse these complex timelines have repeatedly used behaviour sequence analysis (BSA) as a primary method…
Self-reported antisocial behaviour of 10-year-old boys in Zhuhai (China) versus Pittsburgh (USA)
David P. Farrington, Jianhong LiuThe purpose of this study is to compare self-reported antisocial (SRA) behaviour of 10-year-old boys in China (in Zhuhai) and the USA (in Pittsburgh).
Female perpetrators of child sexual abuse in the United States
Nicholas ScurichResearch on women who sexually abuse children is relatively scarce and tends to rely on small or unrepresentative convenience samples. The purpose of the current descriptive study…
Sequencing statements: using behaviour sequence analysis with statement analysis to indicate deception
Yasmin Richards, Mark McClish, David KeatleyUnderstanding when an individual is being deceptive is an important part of police and criminal investigations. While investigators have developed multiple methods, the research…
Beliefs and therapeutic practices related to traumatic memories among Italian cognitive behavioral therapists and trainees
Angelo Zappalà, Ivan Mangiulli, Pekka Santtila, Elizabeth F. Loftus, Henry OtgaarThe purpose of this study was to investigate cognitive behavior therapists and trainees’s beliefs about various aspects of traumatic memory and to investigate cognitive behavior…
Cyber intimate partner aggression in adulthood: the role of insecure attachment and self-control
Natalie Booth, Gail Derefaka, Roxanne Khan, Gayle BrewerThis study aims to build on existing literature on face-to-face aggression in intimate relationships and adopts Finkel’s I3 theory to investigate the relationship between adult…
The role of the dark triad and emotion regulation in women’ sexual coercion: a social information processing perspective
Maxime Escarguel, Massil Benbouriche, Sarah Tibbels, Nathalie Przygodzki-LionetThe perpetration of sexual coercion is a complex public health problem associated with many kinds of deficits. The literature has shown that women also perpetrate sexually…
A preliminary study exploring the nature of aggression supportive beliefs in a forensic psychiatric sample
Ivan Sebalo, Lisa Maria Beethoven Steene, Lisa Lee Elaine Gaylor, Jane Louise IrelandThis preliminary study aims to investigate and describe aggression-supportive normative beliefs among patients of a high-secure hospital.
Why might psychopathy develop? Beyond a protective function: a commentary on Zara et al. (2023)
Kristopher J. BrazilZara et al. (2023) provide novel findings into how psychopathy may develop, showing that early life predictors of poor relationships (e.g. being unwanted before birth) are…
Understanding the complexities of non-familial child abductions: a systematic literature review on the behavioural characteristics of acquaintance and stranger abductors
Matthew Jones, Dara Mojtahedi, Nadia Wager, Adrian WestReports from 2016 to 2017 suggest that approximately 870 cases of non-familial child abduction (NFA) are recorded in England and Wales per year. Yet, empirical knowledge of the…
Maladaptive personality domains and crime related characteristics among convicts incarcerated in central jails of Pakistan
Nimrah Ishfaq, Anila KamalThis study aims to differentiate maladaptive personality domains through crime-related characteristics among convicts incarcerated in central jails of Punjab (CJP). In total, 552…
Specialist courts and borderline personality disorder: a pilot study of the efficacy of the assessment and referral court list to reduce recidivist behaviour
Brianna Chesser, Ken Smith, Alyssa Sigamoney, Casey BeckerThis paper aims to examine the ways in which the criminal justice system has evolved to accommodate mental illness. Mental health courts are one such alternative; these courts…
Finding the missing: using statement analysis to assist in missing persons cases
Yasmin Richards, Mark McClish, David KeatleyThe purpose of this paper is to address the complexity of missing persons cases and highlight the linguistic differences that arise in this type of crime. Missing persons cases…
Being unwanted and other very early predictors of adult psychopathy
Georgia Zara, Henriette Bergstrøm, David P. FarringtonThis paper aims to present new evidence from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (CSDD) showing the extent to which obstetric (e.g. abnormal birth weight, confinement at…
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- Dr Dominic Willmott
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