... the independent variables, while participants’ simulated burglary behaviours (i.e. route, time taken, number of items taken) were the dependent variables. Virtual reality Empathy Burglary Cognitive distortions Criminal behaviour Burglary offences can have a major impact on victims, surrounding...

... in the events leading up to the crime but not predictive of loneliness. The interpersonal features were predictive of deceit during criminal behaviour. Practical implications This study leads to a better, more nuanced and substantiated understanding of which emotional states play a prominent role...

... predictors of criminal behaviour in civil psychiatric patients, the present study makes valuable contributions to the research literature, enhancing our theoretical understanding of the relationships between psychopathy and criminality/recidivism. It also has notable implications in applied practice...

...Katy-Louise Payne; Clive Hollin Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the empirical literature informing the nature of the relationship between criminal behaviour and both Alexithymia and Asperger's syndrome (AS). Design/methodology/approach – The relevant literature...

...Katie Dhingra; Daniel Boduszek Purpose This paper aims to provide a critical review of the psychopathy literature, with a particular focus on recent research examining the relationship between psychopathy and various forms of criminal behaviour. Design/methodology/approach The authors provide...

... the effect of the normative status of criminal laws and penalties on the choice and action of morally imperfect persons, which contrasts with the overly simplistic models of criminal behavior of other social scientists, which are based on calculations of costs and benefits alone. Originality/value...