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Recidivist criminal behaviour and executive functions: a comparative study
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This study sought to analyse the relation between executive functions and
criminal recidivism. We assessed a set of cognitive abilities associated with
executive functioning in a group of recidivist offenders (n = 19), primary
offenders (n = 25) and non-offenders (n = 30). Our results, tested with nonparametric
statistics and Monte Carlo method, revealed that there were no
executive differences between both groups of offenders but, when compared
with non-offenders, the recidivists showed a worse performance in
Trail Making Test part B, and the primary offenders presented a significant
lower score on Porteus Maze Test Age score. This study suggests that
there can be a different pattern of executive functioning deficits associated
with the offenders’ criminal record: recidivism may be more related to
mental flexibility impairments and primary offenders’ antisocial behaviour
may be aggravated by planning deficits.
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Criminal recidivism Executive functions Neuropsychological assessment Mental flexibility Planning
Citation
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 26(5), 699-717. doi: 10.1080/14789949.2015.1054856
Publisher
Routledge