What Do We Know About Psychopaths and Crime

question 28

Multiple Choice

What do we know about psychopaths and crime?

• A)Psychopaths comprise 65% of U.S. prison inmates.
• B)Psychopaths tend to continue their criminal careers long after other offenders age out of crime.
• C)Psychopaths are no more likely to reoffend within a year of release than other offenders.
• D)Psychopaths who reoffend are more likely to reoffend in nonviolent ways.

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