Four-facet PCL-R structure and cognitive functioning among high violent criminal offenders

J Pers Assess. 2008 Mar;90(2):197-200. doi: 10.1080/00223890701845476.

Abstract

High violent inmates (N = 126) were administered the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; Hare, Clark, Grann, & Thornton, 2000; Hare et al., 1990) and neuropsychological measures. No significant correlations were present between the overall PCL-R score and 14 cognitive measures. A violence score, computed as the total number of violent acts across all situations and types, was significantly correlated with the PCL-R total score and Facet 2 but not with the other three facets. Our data suggest that Facet 2 elevations may prove relevant to violence risk assessment; this link, however, needs further exploration with larger samples.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • California
  • Cognition Disorders / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Psychological
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Personality Assessment*
  • Prisoners / psychology*
  • Recurrence
  • Regression Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Violence / psychology*