• To understand the developmental factors of criminogenic personality
• To know about the different crime prone personality disorders
• To understand the main characteristics of Anti Social Personality Disorder
• To understand the common types of crimes, usually committed by individuals with Anti Social Personality Disorder
• To get an insight about the DSPD debate
Criminogenic Development
How does a criminogenic personality develop? What factors contribute to such personalities? Psychologists have found several factors that contribute to the development of Crimnogenic personalities.
Personality traits can predispose to criminality.
Biological basis are another reason for the development of such personalities Personality traits and biological basis combined with early attachment like maternal deprivation and lack of an appropriate “attachment” are another factor. Socialization patterns like friends, environment of school, teachers also play an important role.
Early trauma
Early separation from any of parents or both parents, growing up without parental figures of both sexes.
a. Removal from the home
b. Child hood physical beatings and sexual abuse
Inconsistent parenting is another factor like one overindulgent the other too strict. Mother is polite and father is wild and abusive or vise versa. Or one day severe punishment for one thing and other day same act is appreciated by parents. Such children usually learn to manipulate the situations and take advantages of their own parent’s weaknesses.
Overindulgence parenting,
Absence of parental discipline
No limit setting and no punishment and reward system is defined and used by parents.
Erratic, inconsistent discipline
Both parents are inconsistent
Sometimes strict for no reason, at others indulgent for no reason
• To know about the different crime prone personality disorders
• To understand the main characteristics of Anti Social Personality Disorder
• To understand the common types of crimes, usually committed by individuals with Anti Social Personality Disorder
• To get an insight about the DSPD debate
Criminogenic Development
How does a criminogenic personality develop? What factors contribute to such personalities? Psychologists have found several factors that contribute to the development of Crimnogenic personalities.
Personality traits can predispose to criminality.
Biological basis are another reason for the development of such personalities Personality traits and biological basis combined with early attachment like maternal deprivation and lack of an appropriate “attachment” are another factor. Socialization patterns like friends, environment of school, teachers also play an important role.
Early trauma
Early separation from any of parents or both parents, growing up without parental figures of both sexes.
a. Removal from the home
b. Child hood physical beatings and sexual abuse
Inconsistent parenting is another factor like one overindulgent the other too strict. Mother is polite and father is wild and abusive or vise versa. Or one day severe punishment for one thing and other day same act is appreciated by parents. Such children usually learn to manipulate the situations and take advantages of their own parent’s weaknesses.
Overindulgence parenting,
Absence of parental discipline
No limit setting and no punishment and reward system is defined and used by parents.
Erratic, inconsistent discipline
Both parents are inconsistent
Sometimes strict for no reason, at others indulgent for no reason
