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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Criminology

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  • Common assumption: high psychopathy offenders seek treatment for non-therapeutic reasons.
  • Lack of empirical evidence to support this assumption.
  • Understanding offender motivations is crucial for effective rehabilitation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if psychopathy predicts treatment-seeking behavior in incarcerated individuals.
  • To differentiate between treatment-seeking during incarceration (extrinsic benefits) and post-release.
  • To explore motivations behind treatment-seeking in relation to psychopathy.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of 217 suburban jail inmates.
  • Analysis of psychopathy levels and treatment-seeking behaviors.
  • Examination of motivations for seeking treatment, including sentence reduction.

Main Results:

  • No evidence found that high psychopathy offenders seek treatment at higher rates.
  • Psychopathy did not predict treatment-seeking during or post-incarceration.
  • High psychopathy inmates, particularly Factor 1, were more likely to access the jail law library.

Conclusions:

  • Findings challenge the assumption that psychopathic offenders seek treatment for extrinsic reasons.
  • Treatment-seeking inmates represent a full spectrum of psychopathy.
  • Clinicians should not assume psychopathy influences treatment motivation in predictable ways.