An Economic Analysis of Crime Costs Associated with Psychopathic Personality Disorder and Violence Risk

Given substantial national crime costs and that psychopathic personality disorder (PPD) is a robust predictor of recidivism, a research gap exists concerning the cost of crime attributable to adults with PPD. The current study employed a bottom-up cost of illness approach to estimate the association...

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Published inCriminal justice and behavior Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 729 - 746
Main Authors Gatner, Dylan T., Douglas, Kevin S., Almond, Madison F. E., Hart, Stephen D., Kropp, P. Randall
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2023
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Antisocial personality disorder
Criminal justice
Economic analysis
Health care expenditures
High risk
Personality disorders
Prisoners
Recidivism
Risk management
Treatment needs
Violent crime
risk assessment
psychopathy
cost of illness
crime costs
violence
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Summary:Given substantial national crime costs and that psychopathic personality disorder (PPD) is a robust predictor of recidivism, a research gap exists concerning the cost of crime attributable to adults with PPD. The current study employed a bottom-up cost of illness approach to estimate the association between PPD and crime costs among Canadian men incarcerated in the federal correctional system (n = 188). Participants were rated using the Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R) and the Historical-Clinical-Risk Management–20 (HCR-20, version 2). Group mean crime costs were highest for participants who scored highly on the PCL-R and were rated high risk on the HCR-20, and higher scores on both measures were associated with prospective costs accrued from violent and nonviolent recidivism. The findings highlight the need to improve the treatment and management of high-risk individuals with prominent psychopathic features, as it has the potential for significant financial savings for criminal justice systems.
ISSN:0093-8548
1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/00938548221140366