This thesis examines the role of psychopathy in violent female offending, and explores DSM-IV personality disorders that may also be a factor. Past research on female offenders and psychopathy suggest that this is a valid construct when looking at female offenders. This study was driven by two questions: which personality disorders are most common in adult female offenders who are psychopathic, and are adult female offenders who are psychopathic more likely to have been convicted of a violent offense than those who are not psychopathic, but have at least one personality disorder. The results indicate that Cluster B personality disorders were the most common, and Cluster C the least common. The results also showed that those women who were psychopathic were no more likely to have been convicted of a violent crime than those who had at least one personality disorder, but were not psychopathic. Treatment implications and the direction of future research are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc30465 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Hilving, Rebecca |
| Contributors | Blackburn, Ashley Gail, Fritsch, Eric J., Tobolowsky, Peggy M., 1952- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 63 p., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Hilving, Rebecca, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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