title: "Makings of a dacoit".
abstract: A study of the dacoits of the Chambal River valley was undertaken to determine what special circumstances exist to make them to take to dacoity, or whether these outlaws had a psychopathic disposition. The study sample consisted of 50 dacoits, compared with 50 aggressive criminals and 50 normals (non-criminals) from the same region. Among the most important factors contributing to their choosing this particular criminal career were: insecure childhood, enemity, psychopathic or wayward tendencies, belonging to a family of outlaws, rejection by society, extremely discordant family conditions, and the influence of operating dacoits.
mesh_terms: D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010551:Personality; D012922:Social Change; D013800:Theft