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Identifying Subtypes of Criminal Psychopaths

A Replication and Extension

Marc T. Swogger

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, marc_swogger{at}urmc.rochester.edu

David S. Kosson

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Psychopathy is an important construct in offender classification. Although several studies have suggested that there are two distinct subtypes of psychopaths, these studies have considerable limitations, including reliance on self-report measures, a failure to adequately address heterogeneity within the construct of psychopathy, and predictor-criterion contamination. A recent taxonomic study (Vassileva, Kosson, Abramowitz, & Conrod, 2005) identified four subgroups of offenders, including primary and secondary psychopaths. The present study uses cluster analysis to replicate and extend those findings to (a) an independent sample and (b) a Psychopathy Checklist—Revised factor model that reduces predictor-criterion contamination. Also, initial results were validated using a novel clustering method. Results show that psychopathy subtypes are replicable across methods. Furthermore, comparisons on other variables provide external validation of the subtypes consistent with prior theoretical conceptualizations.

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

This version was published on August 1, 2007

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 34, No. 8, 953-970 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807300758
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