An Economic Analysis of Crime Costs Associated with Psychopathic Personality Disorder and Violence Risk

Abstract

Given substantial national crime costs and that psychopathic personality disorder (PPD) is a robust predictor of recidivism, a research gap exists concerning the cost of crime attributable to adults with PPD. The current study employed a bottom-up cost of illness approach to estimate the association between PPD and crime costs among Canadian men incarcerated in the federal correctional system ( n = 188). Participants were rated using the Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R) and the Historical-Clinical-Risk Management–20 (HCR-20, version 2). Group mean crime costs were highest for participants who scored highly on the PCL-R and were rated high risk on the HCR-20, and higher scores on both measures were associated with prospective costs accrued from violent and nonviolent recidivism. The findings highlight the need to improve the treatment and management of high-risk individuals with prominent psychopathic features, as it has the potential for significant financial savings for criminal justice systems.

Criminalidade e o setor público: a importância da capacidade pública de realização de gastos sociais no combate aos crimes violentos no Brasil

“…Esta, por sua vez, à medida em que amplia o clima de insegurança, tende a afetar o bem-estar e o desenvolvimento social Zabot;Ribeiro, 2012). Além disso, destaca-se que a atividade criminal, além de afetar negativamente a economia, prejudica a qualidade de vida da população (Gatner et al, 2023;Rondon;Andrade, 2003).…”

Examining the economic costs of crime associated with psychopathic personality disorder: A reply to Verona and Joyner (2022).

“…Indeed, linear common factor analysis may not be the most appropriate method to evaluate the dimensionality of measures of PPD (see Cooke et al, 2022;Maraun et al, 2019). Still, Verona and Joyner will be pleased to know that we have started to explore such research queries and have published on this elsewhere (see Gatner et al, 2022). 1 The second area of concern involves Verona and Joyner's criticism of how we handled undetected crime.…”