Psychopathy among prisoners in England and Wales |
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| Authors: | Jeremy Coid Min Yang Simone Ullrich Amanda Roberts Paul Moran Paul Bebbington Traolach Brugha Rachel Jenkins Michael Farrell Glyn Lewis Nicola Singleton Robert Hare |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Criminology Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive, Burnaby British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6;2. University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7806, 5020, Bergen, Norway;3. Department of Psychology Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive, Burnaby British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6;4. Iowa State University 203 East Hall Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011;1. School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6;2. Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7806, 5020 Bergen, Norway;3. Faculty of Social Sciences, Université Laval, Pavillon Charles-De Koninck 1030, ave. Québec (Québec), Canada, G1V 0A6;4. Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen P.O. Box 7806, 5020 Bergen, Norway;1. University of Derby, United Kingdom;2. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom;1. Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada;2. School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada;3. Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Magnus Lagabøtesplass 1, Bergen, Norway, 7806, N-5010;4. Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, 203 East Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011–1070, United States;1. Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, United States;2. Emory University, United States;3. University of New Mexico, United States;4. The Mind Research Network Nonprofit, United States;1. Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen, De Kluyskamp 1002, 6545 JD Nijmegen, The Netherlands;2. Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Room: A.07.04B, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Most research into psychopathy among prisoners is based on selected samples. It remains unclear whether prevalences are lower among European populations. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of psychopathy, and the distribution and correlates of psychopathic traits in a representative national sample of prisoners. Psychopathy was measured using the revised Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R) in a second stage, cross-sectional survey of prisoners in England and Wales in 1997 (n = 496). Poisson regression analysis was carried out to examine independent associations between correlates and PCL-R total and factor scores. The prevalence of categorically diagnosed psychopathy at a cut off of 30 was 7.7% (95%CI 5.2–10.9) in men and 1.9% (95%CI 0.2–6.9) in women. Psychopathic traits were less prevalent among women. They were correlated with younger age, repeated imprisonment, detention in higher security, disciplinary infractions, antisocial, narcissistic, histrionic, and schizoid personality disorders, and substance misuse, but not neurotic disorders or schizophrenia. The study concluded that psychopathy and psychopathic traits are prevalent among male prisoners in England and Wales but lower than in most previous studies using selected samples. However, most correlates with psychopathic traits were similar to other studies. Psychopathy identifies the extreme of a spectrum of social and behavioral problems among prisoners. |
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