Predatory violence is different from general offending because it is planned, not impulsive, and the predator usually feels a sense of accomplishment. Predatory violence involves the application of self-control, reasoning, and intention over time. Predation is instrumental, premeditated, and cold-blooded, while general offending is impulsive, reactive, hostile, and exhibited by low self-control.
The various traits associated with predatory/ serial offending resemble those of a psychopath. These traits include difficulties in processing fear and sadness of others, insensitivity to punishment, lack of empathy, grandiosity, narcissism, superficial charm, lying and manipulation, lack of anxiety, no internalized moral guide, low autonomic nervous
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system responsivity, and high sensation seeking. General offending is characterized by impulsivity, inability to delay gratification, low self-control, lack of forethought, below average IQ, opportunistic, and emotional hyperactivity. The common criminal exhibits immature or underdeveloped impulse control, multiple arrests, multiple divorces, poor credit, malingering, poor employment history, and substance abuse addiction. Predatory behavior is highly stable.
Predators are biologically different and can be very dangerous compared to the common criminal. Predators have minimal or absent autonomic arousal, no conscious emotion, no imminent perceived threat, no displacement of target, and no time limited sequence. Predatory violence is planned and purposeful with variable goals, primarily cognitive, and predators have heightened and focused awareness. Predatory violence is different from other forms of violence because it is not defensive nor an appropriate or normal response.
Predators are psychopaths who take time to plan. Predatory violence involves a targeting strategy and a specific type of victim. Methods of an approach to victims can include stalking, ambush, or deception. Predatory violence involves a delay between the stimulus and the behavior. A lot of through is put into predatory violence, hence premeditation.
Psychopaths are different than their common criminal counterparts because they live a parasitic lifestyle, are often charming, apathetic, and may have average to above average intelligence. Psychopaths, or predators, usually impress others as friendly, outgoing, likeable, and alert. They appear to be well educated and knowledgeable. Predators can be verbally skillful and can talk themselves out of trouble. Psychopaths exhibit arrogance and are selfish, self-centered, and self-motivated to secure their own self-interests (DeLisi, 2009). Psychopaths, like life-course persistent offenders, start offending at a young age as persistent and versatile
offenders. Predatory violence differs from other forms of violence because predatory violence is the intention to do harm to another, or a willingness to actively seek out and injure another person. Only the most serious and habitual offenders are predatory, and commit the vast majority of serious violent crime. They differ in their biological makeup significantly, and are born, not made. Psychopaths, or predatory violent offenders, are the worst of the worst of criminals.
Identifying the mystery of the psychopath can prove to help the them and the general public. Early awareness of the common psychopaths among us will reduce the impact on society. Further research is still needed to better help the psychopath and the general population.
...res of the psychopaths and gives the reader various examples of these individuals playing out these characteristics in everyday life. A widely used checklist is provided so the reader can get a wide spanning view of what is accounted for when scoring a psychopath. This form of research is very important within the deceitfulness of this population; it allows the professional to ignore their words and examine their actions. Hare made it clear that it is not uncommon for there to be an emotional and verbal disconnect from their actions. With virtually no emotional functioning psychopaths feel no remorse for the offenses that they commit and it is very important that we work towards using the opportunities we have to study and assist these populations; not only for them but for ourselves.
There have been many studies on what behaviors constitute psychopathy. Various Studies have shown that an individual’s behavior must include actions such as hostility to animals or people, ruin to possessions, dishonesty or larceny, and grave violations of rules, as well as a clinically defined impairment of an individual’s social, educational, or employment-related purposes. In order for an individual to be found to be presenting such a disorder, he or she must present with a minimum of at least one of the previous mention behaviors in the past six months, or three plus in a twelve-month timeframe (Mueller III, 2012). Individuals present with psychopathic propensity or psychopathy have a tendency to have a decreased aptitude to name apprehensive facial expressions and a frightened vocal change. An out of...
While many factors can be reported to showcase the reasons why an individual would be led to such violence, ethology remains the single most accurate theory in explaining the many facets of gang violence by showing the parallels between animal behavior and the lifestyle of gang members. Ethology also attempts to explain the violence exhibited by humans as corresponding to violence displayed by animals. For predatory animals, violence is necessary for survival and adaptation to the surroundings is vital. Genetically humans are closest to chimpanzees, which “routinely engage in murder, assassination, rape, raid...
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Depictions of psychopaths today have become exaggerated based off of what you see in movies and films. The psychopaths in movies are believed to be dangerous or have an anti-social personality disorder. Not all psychopaths can be defined in that manner. Psychopaths are identified as people who are emotionally unstable. They are ultimately suffering from a chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. There have been studies ultimately wondering if a psychopath is born, or is it raised? Genetics and environment combine to produce conditions that create psychopathology. By paying attention to environmental variables we can potentially reduce the amount of people who become dangerous psychopaths.
Behavior is sometimes defined as the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment. Parents, girlfriends, sisters, brothers, and peers can all affect a person's behavior. Not everybody necessarily will have the behavior of a serial killer. In this paper, I will attempt to show the difference between the psychopath and the psychotic. Explain how the environment, upbringing, and treatment of serial killers led them to become who they are today.
The media most often showcases psychopaths as individuals who are inherently evil and dangerous towards themselves and others. Yet, this concept of psychopathy goes far beyond this idea of pure evil and instead necessitates a needed psychological understanding. These individuals, psychopaths, are generally characterized by a lack of empathy and conscience. Indeed, psychopath’s indifference to the repercussions of their actions combined with other characteristics such as hostility and aggression make for a potentially dangerous personality (Lyken, 1996, p.30). In order to identify a psychopath’s recidivism, it is important to differentiate them from sociopaths who, instead of having a psychological impairment that makes it difficult for them to socialize, have been systematically under socialized (Lyken, 1996, p.30). In accordance. psychologists have developed the methods such as the Psychopathy Checklist- Revised (PCL-R) to help identify those with psychopathic tendencies (Walters, 2012, p.409). That is why predictions of recidivism among psychopaths is most efficient when done
Considered a personality disorder that includes a multitude of interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, antisocial traits and behaviors, psychopaths usually have a hard time with regards to the interpersonal level as they are often considered to be grandiose, dominant, deceptive, manipulative, and superficial. Described as having shallow em...
Aggression is any behavior that results in physical or emotional injury to a person or animal, or one that leads to property damage or destruction. Kostenik,et. al, (2014) identified that aggression can either be physical or verbal. Aggression is a behavior characterized by verbal or physical attack, yet it may be appropriate and self-protective or destructive and violent (Perry, 2007). Further, aggression is a spontaneous, impulsive act of anger. It is observable behavior which can depreciate, threaten, or hurt a person or destroy an object. It is unplanned and usually occurs during times of stress (Long and Brendtro, cited by Zirpoli, 2014). Aggression is viewed as a loss of self-control or an impulse break-through. Aggressive
Serial killers murders happen in a trance during their voracious phases and their victims are dehumanized into insignificant objects within their mind, and are symbolic objects. On the other hand, the offenders that are organized have antisocial personalities (Miller, Laurence). Thus, an organized offender does not care about values and completely lacks remorse for their actions and their victims. The reason for this is they fail to learn by the punishment they can receive for their actions. Those suffering from an antisocial personality disorder do not react in the same way a normal person would do. For example, many people find excitement in riding roller coasters while the others with antisocial personalities do not feel excitement at all. People with antisocial personalities have to engage in extreme activities such as murder for a thrill. Organized offenders, also known as psychopaths, seem to have the above average intelligence compared to unorganized offenders (Ramsland, Katherine). They are socially experienced and are able to maintain a job and relationships with the outside world. Many of them are married or live with a relationship partner, and are sexual with them. They do not suffer of hallucinations of any other type of mental illness in contrast to unorganized offenders (Ramsland, Katherine).
There are two types of serial killers. The visionary serial killers who murders people because they hear voices or have visions that direct them to do so. Then there are the missionary murders, who believe that they are meant to get rid of a particular group of people. Inside these two groups of serial killers, there can be four different types of serial killers. The Lust serial killers, the thrill serial killers, the gain serial killers, and the power-seeking serial killers. Lust killers derive sexual pleasure from killing, thrill killers get joy from it, gain killers murder b...
A serial killer's murdering spree is methodical and extremely well planned, and the motive usually is to get even (Douglas, p. 137). A serial killer often plans his crimes extremely carefully. He looks for a certain type...
Violence is a way of demonstration of all the other feelings inside a human being. Feelings that are suppressed and can only be let out through the pain of another. There is always a reason for violence, a motive that can be scary, or perhaps even tender. It can be physical and it can be verbal. Violence can go from an everyday beating, to a once in a lifetime regret. It can be within a home, or a whole socie...
Many people have mentioned that one’s cognizance develops at the time of conception and is molded throughout a lifetime. The human mind is full of mysterious thoughts and each individual portrays unique personalities that can be haunting to some. Most people in this world have come across a sociopath or a psychopath, in some shape or form. Psychopaths and sociopaths have a tendency to lie and cheat to get what they want. This is why one must know the importance of understanding the unique personality they portray for what lies ahead. While, psychopaths and sociopaths have similar medical treatment options, psychopaths have different social relationships and criminal behavior.