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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
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

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