title: An examination of the relationship between child sexual offending and psychopathy.
abstract: The participants in this study were adult males (N = 111) who were accused of various sexual crimes against children 16 years of age or younger, and who were evaluated at a state forensic facility in a large Midwestern state. This study examined the relationship of Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) scores to type of child sexual offender (same sex extrafamilial, opposite sex extrafamilial, and incest offenders), the presence of violence during the most recent child sexual offense, and criminal versatility. Results indicated that those sexual offenders who employed physical violence against the children they abused were significantly more psychopathic than those who did not. No significant differences were found between types of child sexual offenders or with general criminal versatility.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy, MI 48219, USA.
authors.forename: Arthur David
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Abell
authors.forename: Jean Kanitz
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Mackie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000523:psychology; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000523:psychology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors