Prevalence of Dangerousness to the Public, Criminogenic Risk Factors and Psychopathic Traits in Child-to-Parent Offenders and Contrast with Non-Child-to-Parent Offenders
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure and Design
2.3. Measure Instruments
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Reliability and Validity of the Protocols
3.2. Dangerousness (to Self, Others and/or to the Public)
3.3. Psychopathic Traits
3.4. Risk Factors
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Crime | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Secured juvenile facility | 23 (16.9%) |
Weekend arrest | 18 (13.2%) |
Day center attendant | 19 (14.0%) |
Ambulatory center treatment | 84 (61.8%) |
Probation | 129 (94.5%) |
Community service | 6 (4.4%) |
Crime | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Crime against property | 30 (50%) |
Crime against people | 29 (48.3%) |
Crimes against sexual freedom | 8 (13.3%) |
Crime against public health (drug trafficking) | 3 (5%) |
Scale | f(p [95% CI]) | Z | OR [95% CI] |
---|---|---|---|
Hypochondriasis | 22 (0.289 [0.187, 0.391]) | 9.56 *** | 7.72 [6.53, 9.14] |
Depression | 23 (0.303 [0.200, 0.406]) | 10.12 *** | 8.26 [6.98, 9.77] |
Hysteria | 22 (0.289 [0.187, 0.391]) | 9.56 *** | 7.72 [6.53, 9.14] |
Psychopathic deviate | 44 (0.579 [0.468, 0.690]) | 21.16 *** | 26.13 [22.09, 30.91] |
Paranoia | 24 (0.316 [0.211, 0.421]) | 10.64 *** | 8.78 [7.42, 10.38] |
Psychasthenia | 18 (0.237 [0.141, 0.332]) | 7.48 *** | 5.90 [4.99, 6.98] |
Schizophrenia | 20 (0.263 [0.164, 0.362]) | 7.94 *** | 6.78 [5.73, 8.02] |
Hypomania | 4 (0.053 [0.003, 0.103]) | 0.79 | 1.06 [0.90, 1.26] |
Psychopathic Trait | F | p | MCPO | MN-CPO | d [95% CI] | r | PIS [95% CI] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interpersonal traits | 12.22 | 0.001 | 5.57 | 4.55 | 0.60 [0.53, 0.67] | 0.287 | 0.274 [0.199, 0.349] |
Affective traits | 8.17 | 0.005 | 5.45 | 4.40 | 0.49 [0.42, 0.56] | 0.238 | 0.312 [0.234, 390] |
Lifestyle | 0.27 | 0.606 | 7.01 | 6.85 | 0.09 [0.02, 0.16] | 0.045 | 0.464 [0.380, 0.548] |
Antisocial traits | 0.50 | 0.408 | 5.12 | 4.85 | 0.12 [0.05, 0.19] | 0.060 | 0.452 [0.368, 536] |
Risk of Recidivism | F | p | MCPO | MN-CPO | d [95% CI] | r | PIS [95% CI] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prior Offenses | 1.01 | 0.417 | 1.85 | 2.03 | −0.17 [−0.24, −0.10] | −0.085 | 0.567 [0.484, 0.650] |
Family Circumst. | 6.90 | 0.010 | 4.50 | 3.92 | 0.44 [0.37, 0.51] | 0.215 | 0.330 [0.251, 0.409] |
Educ/Employment | 0.07 | 0.797 | 4.33 | 4.27 | 0.04 [−0.03, 0.11] | 0.020 | 0.484 [0.400, 0.568] |
Peer Relationships | 0.09 | 0.771 | 1.96 | 2.02 | −0.05 [−0.12, 0.02] | −0.025 | 0.520 [0.436, 0.604] |
Substance abuse | 0.21 | 0.650 | 2.10 | 2.22 | −0.08 [−0.15, −0.01] | −0.040 | 0.532 [0.448, 0.616] |
Leisure/Recreation | 0.37 | 0.544 | 1.92 | 1.82 | 0.10 [0.03, 0.17] | 0.050 | 0.460 [0.376, 0.544] |
Pers./Behavior | 11.15 | 0.001 | 4.53 | 3.80 | 0.57 [0.50, 0.64] | 0.274 | 0.284 [0.208, 0.360] |
Attitudes/Orientation | 0.72 | 0.398 | 2.66 | 2.88 | −0.17 [−0.10, −0.24] | −0.085 | 0.567 [0.484, 0.650] |
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Fandiño, R.; Basanta, J.; Fariña, F.; Arce, R. Prevalence of Dangerousness to the Public, Criminogenic Risk Factors and Psychopathic Traits in Child-to-Parent Offenders and Contrast with Non-Child-to-Parent Offenders. Healthcare 2024, 12, 622. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060622
Fandiño R, Basanta J, Fariña F, Arce R. Prevalence of Dangerousness to the Public, Criminogenic Risk Factors and Psychopathic Traits in Child-to-Parent Offenders and Contrast with Non-Child-to-Parent Offenders. Healthcare. 2024; 12(6):622. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060622
Chicago/Turabian StyleFandiño, Ricardo, Juan Basanta, Francisca Fariña, and Ramón Arce. 2024. "Prevalence of Dangerousness to the Public, Criminogenic Risk Factors and Psychopathic Traits in Child-to-Parent Offenders and Contrast with Non-Child-to-Parent Offenders" Healthcare 12, no. 6: 622. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060622
APA StyleFandiño, R., Basanta, J., Fariña, F., & Arce, R. (2024). Prevalence of Dangerousness to the Public, Criminogenic Risk Factors and Psychopathic Traits in Child-to-Parent Offenders and Contrast with Non-Child-to-Parent Offenders. Healthcare, 12(6), 622. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060622