People who cannot contain their urges to harm (or kill) people repeatedly for no apparent reason are assumed to suffer from some mental illness. However, they may be more cruel than crazy, they may be choosing not to control their urges, they know right from wrong, they know exactly what they're doing, and they are definitely NOT insane, at least according to the consensus of most scholars (Samenow 2004). In such cases, they usually fall into one of three types that are typically considered aggravating circumstances in addition to their legal guilt:
1. Antisocial Personality Disorder
2. Borderline Personality Disorder ( are victim not abusers)
3. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
4. Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD)
APD is practically synonymous with criminal behavior, but as with all distributions of a disease or whatever in a population, it is probable that the majority of people with this particular affliction are law-abiding. Aging, over involvements, and/or relationships might hold sway over the control or lack of control in these kinds of people.
2. Borderline Personality Disorder ( are victim not abusers)
3. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
4. Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD)
APD is practically synonymous with criminal behavior, but as with all distributions of a disease or whatever in a population, it is probable that the majority of people with this particular affliction are law-abiding. Aging, over involvements, and/or relationships might hold sway over the control or lack of control in these kinds of people.
Individuals with an Antisocial Personality Disorder show a lack of concern toward the expectations and rules of society and usually frequently become involved in at least minor violations of the rules of society and the rights of others. A popular term for this type of individual is “psychopath”. Although the diagnosis is limited to those persons over eighteen years of age, it usually involves a history of antisocial behavior before the age of fifteen. The individual often displays a pattern of lying, truancy, delinquency, substance abuse, running away from home and may have difficulty with the law. As an adult, the person often commits acts that are against the law and/or fails to live up to the requirements of a job, financial responsibility, or parenting responsibilities. They tend to have difficulty sustaining a long term marital relationship and frequently are involved in alcohol and drug abuse. Basic characteristics of Anti social personality includes:
Main characteristics of Anti social personality disorder
1. Typically Male
This problem is much more prevalent in males than females. Old name of this disorder was
1. Typically Male
This problem is much more prevalent in males than females. Old name of this disorder was
Psychopathy or Criminal Psychopath
2. Absolute disregard for the rights of others
3. Manipulative and deceitful and conning
4. Blameful of others
5. Pathological Liars
6. Impulse control problem
7. Irresponsible
8. Sexually promiscuous
9. Poly drug use
10. Thrill seeking
11. Hostage taking
12. No victim empathy (Apathetic to others)
13. absolutely no remorse, regret and guilt feelings for any crime and sin
Anti social personality disorder usually commit multiple types of crimes like:
a. Theft
b. Robbery
c. Assault
d. Rape
e. Escape from prison
f. Illegal substance use/ selling
g. Sexual crimes/ deviances
h. Exploitation of vulnerable people
2. Absolute disregard for the rights of others
3. Manipulative and deceitful and conning
4. Blameful of others
5. Pathological Liars
6. Impulse control problem
7. Irresponsible
8. Sexually promiscuous
9. Poly drug use
10. Thrill seeking
11. Hostage taking
12. No victim empathy (Apathetic to others)
13. absolutely no remorse, regret and guilt feelings for any crime and sin
Anti social personality disorder usually commit multiple types of crimes like:
a. Theft
b. Robbery
c. Assault
d. Rape
e. Escape from prison
f. Illegal substance use/ selling
g. Sexual crimes/ deviances
h. Exploitation of vulnerable people
Common Crimes
Anti social personality usually commit following crimes:
Anti social personality usually commit following crimes:
1. Mobile snatching for buying drugs
2. Attacking unsuspecting victims
3. Opportunistic crimes, they do not plan for small things like purse or mobile snatching etc
4. Planning big things like bank robbery
5. Unrealistic goals and this unrealistic approach helps in their arrest.
6. They have been mostly found in blackmailing girlfriends into prostitution etc.
Detailed Analysis of Antisocial Personality Disorder
2. Attacking unsuspecting victims
3. Opportunistic crimes, they do not plan for small things like purse or mobile snatching etc
4. Planning big things like bank robbery
5. Unrealistic goals and this unrealistic approach helps in their arrest.
6. They have been mostly found in blackmailing girlfriends into prostitution etc.
Detailed Analysis of Antisocial Personality Disorder
The incidence of APD is twice as high for inner-city residents than in small towns or rural areas. It affects people in all social classes, but if someone with APD is born into a family of wealth and privilege, they will usually manage to seek out a successful business or political career.
Poorer people with APD tend to wind up in state prison systems. The fact is that most of the current prison population, shares the APD diagnosis. All it takes is a juvenile record, an adult offense career, aggressivity,
impulsivity, a checkered work history, and/or lack of demonstrable repentance. These can be easily found in almost any prison inmate's folder. As discussed earlier one of the things closely related to APD is the comorbidity of alcoholism and narcotic addiction. Some of the criteria for a substance abuse disorder are very similar: theft, hazardous behavior, failure to fulfill role functions in home, school, and work. A strong correlation exists between substance abuse and factor 2 (antisocial behaviors) of the psychopathy construct. APDs with a drug addiction have some serious substance abuse problems -- the kind that lead to death by overdose or accident within five years. Are APD and narcotic addiction part of the same disorder, does one lead to the other, or are they are spuriously linked together? From what little research there is, it appears that most of the time, APD precedes narcotic addiction, although some of the time, addiction leads to APD behaviors.
The DSPD Debate
Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder, This is a highly controversial issue, whether the individual with anti social personality disorder should be treated by force or not? Because they are dangerous for society,are very likely to abandon the legal system.
Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder, This is a highly controversial issue, whether the individual with anti social personality disorder should be treated by force or not? Because they are dangerous for society,are very likely to abandon the legal system.
They tend to be very manipulative during treatment and tend to lie and cover up personal faults in themselves and have little insight into their behavior patterns. Many psychiatrists are of the opinion that this
disorder is not treatable to a reasonable level of success, especially where the sufferer is not motivated and no effective change will occur. They further accept that the diagnosis of anti-social personality disorder is in fact a limiting one. Although it is possible to offer help and support in such cases, it is not possible to effectively impose treatment on an involuntary basis. Further to this, any form of preventative detention requires a prediction of dangerousness, generally by a psychiatrist following a risk assessment. Psychiatry is generally unable to predict dangerousness with any great precision.
This is not a concrete, solid and clear issue with an absolute solution, what do you think about it? If a person is diagnosed with Anti Social Personality Disorder although he has only committed theft and has
passed his six month sentence. Should that person be treated by force? Or should that person be treated only by choice? Does he have the right to live free life if he does not commit any other crime?
(Further types are discussed in next articles)
(Further types are discussed in next articles)
