Symbolic, relational, and ideological signifiers of bias-motivated offenders: toward a strategy of assessment.
Developmental, ideological, and behavioral characteristics of 58 convicted hate crime offenders were examined. Ratings on the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version, HCR-20, and Bias Motivation Profile (BMP) were made via record review. Offense characteristics were rated on the Cornell Aggression Index and Cormier-Lang Crime Index. Results indicated that offenders with higher BMP scores engaged in more instrumental (i.e., premeditated) aggression and targeted racial-ethnic minority victims. Significant within-group variation in the prominence of offender bias motivation on the BMP was observed.
Dunbar
Edward
E
Department of Psychology/Center for the Study and Resolution of Interethnic/Interracial Conflict, University of California, Los Angeles 90024, USA. edunbar@ucla.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D001290:Attitude; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006252:Hate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011287:Prejudice; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology