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Psychopathy Subtypes Among African American County Jail Inmates

University of Rochester Medical Center, marc_swogger{at}urmc.rochester.edu

Zach Walsh

Brown University Medical School

David S. Kosson

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

There is evidence that the classification of psychopath captures a heterogeneous group of offenders. Although several studies have provided evidence for two distinct psychopath subtypes, these studies have inadequately addressed potentially important ethnic differences. A recent taxonomic study found evidence for primary and secondary psychopath subgroups in a sample of European American offenders. The present study used cluster analysis to attempt to replicate those findings in a sample of African American offenders. Results confirm the presence of primary and secondary subtypes in African Americans. However, differences between the clusters obtained in the present and previous studies suggest that caution is warranted in generalizing offender taxonomies across ethnicity.

Key Words: psychopathy • psychopathy subtypes • primary psychopathy • secondary psychopathy • ethnic differences • violence

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 35, No. 12, 1484-1499 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808324506


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