PERSONALITY AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF ADULT OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 41722
• Journal: British Journal of Criminology Volume: 17 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1977) Pages: 169-179
• Author(s): S B EYSENCK; J RUST; H J EYSENCK
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES A STUDY THAT WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE IF A SYSTEM COULD BE DEVISED FOR CLASSIFYING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR ACCORDING TO PERSONALITY VARIABLES.

Abstract

A GROUP OF 156 ADULT PRISONERS WAS SELECTED TO REPRESENT FOUR AREAS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (VIOLENCE, THEFT, FRAUD, INADEQUACY, WHICH REFERS TO RATE OF CONVICTIONS) AND ONE OF MULTIPLE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (RESIDUAL). THESE GROUPS WERE TESTED BY MEANS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE AND PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES. DATA WERE PROCESSED SINGLY AND IN COMBINATION, USING ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE, CANONICAL CORRELATION, AND DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS DEMONSTRATED CLEAR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROUPS, SUGGESTING THAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRIMES ARE COMMITTED BY PERSONS DIFFERENTIATED PSYCHOLOGICALLY INTO DIFFERENT 'TYPES.' (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP