personality disorders and criminal behavior set #2

Who created the Hare Checklist?

Robert Hare

Hare Checklist

Created to predict dimensions in psychopaths/sociopaths.

DSM-5 is just insufficient in this area

What four factors/dimensions are on the hare checklist?

Interpersonal

Affective

Lifestyle

Antisocial

Explain the interpersonal dimension.

How they interact with people’s manipulation of others for their own gain without remorse or guilt.

Explain the affective dimension.

They exhibit a lack of warmth, empathy, and emotional depth.

Don’t form emotional connections

Explain the lifestyle dimension.

Impulsive,

Chaotic lives

Poor work history

Shallow relationships

Potentially parasitic lifestyle- taking advantage of vulnerable and dependent people.

Explain the antisocial dimension.

How these people relate to society and authority figures/institutions.

Disregard for any societal norms

Frequent legal trouble due to lack of respect for laws/authority.

What traits are assessed by the Hare Checklist?

Skilled presentation of persona

Grandiosity

Pathological Lying

Manipulative Behavior

Lack of Remorse or Guilt

Shallow Affect

Impulsivity

Irresponsibility

Promiscuous Sexual Behavior

Criminal Versatility

Skilled Presentation of Persona

Charming

Charismatic

Glib( too the point but not harsh, speech)

Superficial and Insecure

Grandiosity

Exaggerated sense of self-worth, think they are more superior than others and can outwit everyone else.

Ex. Sending letters to the police

Pathological Lying

Condition characterized by compulsive or habitual lying, no remorse.

Manipulative Behavior

Exploiting people for their own benefit

Shallow Affect

Don’t make emotional contact, emotions are very shallow and performative/phony

Impulsivity

Acting on impulses, can present as sudden assaults

Irresponsibility

Lack of accountability for their actions

Promiscuous Sexual Behavior

People are like chess pieces, don’t bond or feel

They are there for pleasure

Disregard for partners

Criminal Versatility

Ability to take in new patterns/identity behaviors based upon their situation.

Sign of high IQ

The start of phony, no feelings to interfere.

List ten characteristics of Narcissism

1. Exaggerated self-importance, believe they are special

2. Fantasies of unlimited power

3. Expectation of special treatment, entitled

4. Need for excessive adoration and praise

5. Highly sensitive to criticism (narcissistic injury)

6. Arrogant and Haut Attitude

7. Jealousy and Envy

8. Exploitive of others

9. Lack of responsibility for actions

10. Belittle others for personal gain

What scale of the MMPI is used to test for narcissism?

Scale 4- psychopathic

What has caused the increase in narcissism since the 90s?

People have a huge sense of entitlement, expectation of success without effort, “crazy attitudes about reality,” inability to take frustration.

Children of narcissists may become what?

One of two options:

1. Follow role model and become narcissistic

2. Crush sense of self and worth

What type of personalities do narcissists gravitate towards?

Dependent Personalities

Narcissists and Therapy

Only go to therapy when they are in pain or forced (when they screwed things up in a relationship, work, or law)

Limited progress if any

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy most effective of any

Examples of narcissists today

Trump

Kanye West

Kim Kardashian

Kris Jenner

P. Diddy

Andrew Tate

Dan Schneider

Amber Hurst

Paris Hilton

Examples of Sociopaths today

Epstein

Jodi Hildebrandt

Murdock Family

Ted Bundy

Henry the 8th

Examples of narcissistic sociopaths today

Himrick Himker

Joseph Giblo

Joseph Mangala

Most common method Black Widows use to kill their victims.

Poison

Suffocation

Drowning

Garroting

Least common is shooting and stabbing

Example of female serial killer

Bell Genesis- black widow of the Midwest

Nanny Doss “giggling granny” murdered family members including children through poison, known for her sweet and harmless demeaner.

Men who commit violent crime have higher rates of what?

Mental Health disorders and substance abuse

Six common traits/factors of male murderers

1. History of Violence

2. Poor Impulse Control

3. Mental Health Issues

4. Substance Abuse Issues

5. History of Trauma/ACEs

6. Gang Involvement

Six common characteristics of female murder/crime

1. Domestic Violence/Betrayal

2. Financial Dispute

3. Mental Health Issues

4. Substance Abuse

5. History of trauma/ACEs

6. Caregiver Stress

2 measurable differences between men and women?

Hand Strength and Visual Spatial Ability

How have we been dealing with crime?

Focusing on lack of education and socioeconomic disparities, and not working.

Points to a need for stricter enforcement or harsher consequences.

Characteristics of Gangs

Vary in structure and size

Recruitment Techniques

Potential Hierarchy

Target High Risk Youth (looking for a sense of identity)

Oath of silence

Extensive Tattooing

How to escape gang life?

Need mentors and community outreach (youth center, big brother program)

Example of recruitment techniques used by gangs

Intimidation

Coercion

Promise of Statis

Financial Gain

Jumping in

Committing Crimes for Acceptance

What is jumping in?

Literally jump into a group of gang members and get hit and the shit beat out of them, suppose to create loyalty.

What is one of the most dangerous gangs and where?

MS-13, prominent in the U.S., Venezuela, and Mexico

What are some characteristics of MS-13?

Violent recruitment techniques

Attacks on rival gangs

Extensive Tattooing

Oath to Silence

Commit Criminal act before joining

Explain the process narcotics go through before making it to the United States.

Start off in China where the raw materials are grown and collected

Send to processing plants in northern and South America, Mexico, and Venezuela

Mexico border, and Caribbean postal ports

Making its way to Southside Chicago, acting as main distribution point

Who runs the drug processing/distribution?

Cartels, specifically the Sinaloa, Jalisco, and Los Zeta

Biggest port for sex trafficking

Toledo, Ohio

Conmen

Offer a service they cannot deliver

Overlap with sociopaths

Crimes tend to be under the radar and non-violent in nature

Who’s most likely to be victim of conman?

Those lacking critical thinking

Characteristics of Con Men

Charming/Charismatic

Smooth Talkers

Manipulative

Opportunistic

Self-serving

Lack of Empathy

Calculated Risk Takers

Skilled liars

Ruthless

Evasive/Elusive

Criminal Versatility

Fast on their feet

Greedy

Ruthless

Narcissistic

Exploitive

Name 10 types of schemes con men commit

Ponzi Pyramid Scheme

Investment Scams

Identity Theft

Credit Card Fraud

Fake Charity Scams

Explain all 4 aspects of the Dark Tetrad

Machiavellianism- a moral persuasion and manipulation for personal gain

Psychopathy- impaired empathy and antisocial behaviors

Sadism- experiencing pleasure from inflicting pain on others

What does having all four aspects of the dark tetrad indicate?

True psychopath

Recidivism

Tendency to repeat criminal acts

What is the rate of recidivism in criminals, how does it change if you have all four aspects of the dark tetrad?

Initially between 50-60%, if you have all 4 aspects it goes up to 80%

Big 5 Personality Theory

Openness

Conscientiousness

Extroversion

Agreeableness

Neuroticism

Hybristophilia

Sexual attraction to violent criminals

Most common crimes in the United States.

Homicide

Assault (rape, battery, sexual assault)

Aggravated Assault

Robbery

How many died via gun death in the United States in 2021?

15,000

What is the number of people that were beaten, stabbed to death, and suffocated to death in the United States in 2021?

500 suffocated to death

700 beaten to death

1,500 stabbed to death

Top 10 USA cities with the most homicide

St. Louis

Baltimore

Detroit

New Orleans

Memphis

Kansa City

Cleveland

New York

Batton Rouge

Chicago

What are the most violent countries world wide?

El Salvador

Honduras

Venezuela

Afghanistan

Mexico

Syria

South Sedan

Yemen

What are the main countries involved in sex trafficking?

Thailand

India

Russia and Ukraine tied

China

Brazil

Nigeria

Mexico

Philippians

Indonesia

Cambodia

What type of assassin is most likely to make mistakes?

Entry level, least amount of training/experience

Different skill levels of assassins

Novice- least experienced

Dilettantes- basic knowledge

Journeymen- starting to gain skill

Master- highly skilled, trained

Contract Assassins

Specific target, carried out for money, often related to criminal organization or government.

Political Assassination

Target political figures to achieve political goal, ideological in nature.

Out of the types of assassin’s we have covered, which is most likely to have a developed MO and gain pleasure from the kills?

Serial Assassin

Lonewolf Assassin

Independent, motivated by personal grievances, mental illness or extremist beliefs, difficult to predict, no connections with outside organization.

Serial Assassins

Commit multiple assassinations over a period of time, psychological, compulsive, motivated ideology, internal rather than extrinsic.

Which type of assassin is most likely to kill a specific target, like a witness to a crime?

Contract Assassin

What makes an assassin skilled?

Emotional Detachment

Expert Marksman

Patient

Disciplined

Ruthless

Strategic

Resourceful

Level Headed

Self-Control

Independent

Isolated

Psychopathy or Sociopathy

Dark Tetrad

Example of skilled assassin

Richard Kuklinski

Charles Harrelson (assassinated a federal judge)

Lee Harvey Oswald (JFK)

James Gray (MLK)

Sir Han Sirhan (Robert Kennedy)

John Wilkes Booth (Abraham Lincoln)

Golden Era

First big era of crime in American history, took providence in news and theaters and helped create the FBI.

Name some famous criminals from the golden era of crime.

Al Capone

John Dillinger

Bonnie and Clyde

Machine Gun Kelly

Baby Face Nelson

Jesse James

Arch Duke Of Fur Donan

Leopold and Loeb

Al Capone

Vicious individual, nicknamed scar face and snorky, quintessential criminal in American history
Controlled illegitimate businesses on the South Side of Chicago, head of syndicate by 27
Ex. Protection business, drive-by's, assassinations, contract hits, bootlegging, racketeering, prostitution, money laundering, gambling, political corruption, bribery, etc.
Arrested for tax evasion, tried to bribe the jury
Died of neurosyphilis in prison

John Dillinger

Notorious bank robber
Escaped jail using a fake gun made from a bar of soap and shoe polish
Lured by a "lady in red" to a biographical theater, shot and killed by FBI

Bonnie and Clyde

Cross county bank robbing and shooting spree
Vicious killers
Caught by 2 retired Texas Rangers

Pretty Boy Floyd

Notorious bank robber and gangster
On FBI most wanted list, eventually caught and killed.

Machine Gun Kelly

Kidnappings and bank robberies

Baby Face Nelson

Ruthless Bank robber
Violent shootout, shot 17 times before taken down
killing 2 FBI agents in shoot out

Jesse James

Bank and train robber
Shot and killed by bob ford

Arch Duke of Fur Donan

Started WW1

Leopold And Loeb

18/19 year old psychopathic rich kids, followed Nietzsche's teachings about Übermensch
Brutally murdered a 14 year old boy to prove their belief/dedication to the faith
Dropped glasses at the crime scene
Showed no empathy when questioned in court
Both sentenced to life in prison
Hidden gay relationship

What did Nietzsche teach?

Pronounced the earth of god, said everyone should set their own standard
Said the Übermensch, those who created their own truth, would rule the world.

Who wrote the mask of insanity?

Harvey Clekey

How many sociopaths are estimated to be in the United States?

13.6 million

Which city is one of the biggest hubs for Mexican and Latin American cartels in the United States?

Chicago

What percentage of women have been reported being raped in the united states?

20% of women, compared to .01% of men

Name a criminal on the dark tetrad

Ted Bundy

Ed Gein

Ed Kemper

Jeffery Dahmer

What's the significance of the Scopes Trial, why is it known as the "trial of the century?”

A high school teach was prosecuted for teaching evolution in a public school. The trial started the discussion between creationism and evolution. It was the first time a trial was broadcasted on nation radios, sparking widespread attention.

Name five school shootings, how many fatalities in each.

Virginia Tech college, 32 fatalities
Sandy hook elementary, 32 fatalities (26 of which kindergarden and first graders)
Rob elementary, 21 fatalities
Parkland highschool, 17 fatalities
Columbine high school, 14 fatalities

Which school shooting sparked the conversation about gun control, and started training/education in schools?

Columbine highschool shooting in 1999

Gary Ridgeway

Green River Killer
Killed 49 people
Killed via firing squad

John Wayne Gacey

Nicknames: the colonel, pogo, patches, the killer clown
At least 33 victims

Ted Bundy

Used schemes to lure victim, broken leg/arm
At least 30 victims
Necrophilia, he'd go on dates with the corpses
Caught via bite marks found on victim
Killed via lethal injection

Jeffry Dahmer

Milwaukie Cannibal
17 victims
sex zombie experiments

Dennis Raider

Aka BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill)
10 victims
Elder at his church

Necrophilia

Corpse Sex

H.H

Serial killer In late 19th century
Unknown victim count, range between 20 and 200
Murder hotel/castle
Tortured victims

Ed Gain

Butcher of plainfield
Killed 2 maybe 3 people (store clerk, mothers friend, and unconfirmed his brother)
Grave robber, responsible for nipple belt and many others
Movies based off him - psycho, texas chainsaw massacure, the silence of the lambs
Fun fact - town babysitter

Ed Kemper

Co-ed Killer
Gave himself up because he knew cops would never catch him, insane IQ
10 victims
Mind hunter is based on him

Richard Ramirez

The night stalker
Notoriety, satanic imagery, extreme sadism
13 victims

David Berkowitz

Son of Sam, the 44 Caliber killer
Terrorized new york city
Targeted and shot people in parked cars at lovers lane

Eileen Warnos

Horrific childhood, rape, neglect, etc.
7 victims, all male
Decompensated in jail