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  • Criminology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Social Psychology

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  • Popular culture often depicts Mafia members as remorseless, lacking empirical data on their personality.
  • No prior research investigated psychopathic traits within Mafia populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess psychopathic traits in convicted Mafia offenders.
  • To compare Mafia members' psychopathy levels with non-Mafia offenders.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) on 30 convicted Italian Mafia prisoners.
  • Compared PCL-R scores with 39 convicted non-Mafia individuals.

Main Results:

  • Mafia members scored lower on PCL-R total, interpersonal/affective (factor 1), and lifestyle (factor 2) scores.
  • Lower factor 1 and higher factor 2 scores, without substance misuse, distinguished Mafia offenders.
  • Lower PCL-R factor 1 scores correlated with increased probability of Mafia classification.

Conclusions:

  • Convicted Mafia members display antisocial traits but retain capacity for emotional connection.
  • Mafia offenders show greater potential for engagement in resocialization and training programs.
  • Findings offer hope for rehabilitating Mafia members.