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Interestingly, pathological aggression that manifests during childhood and tends to be consistent through the individual's youth and childhood tends to be an indicator of future antisocial behavior. Seigel and Victoroff (2009, p. 210), for example, mention "predatory aggression" as a type of aggression that does not relate to others of its kind, since it focuses on the perception of a "prey object." This in itself proves predatory offending to be far more selective in its choice of not only criminal activity (such as murder and/or rape), but also of the victim demographic.
As for general serial offending, the perpetrator is likely to be generally prone towards psychopathic tendencies. While aggression could be included in this demographic, it is less likely that any psychosocial trait takes precedence over any other. In other words, while predatory offenders are likely to be somewhat ruled by their aggressive tendencies, serial offenders have a more even balance of other psychosocial tendencies as well, including material gain or simply the "high" involved in knowing they are wanted by and running from the police (Salter).
In conclusion, Laurell and Daderman (2007) suggest that psychopathy...
When diagnosing the core of offending behavior, it is far more likely that specific factors, such as childhood trauma or other consistent factors during the individual's early life, would be an indication of predatory or serial offending. In summary then, predatory offending can be shown to be related to the specific demography of victims, and the consistency of aggression throughout the lifespan of offenders.
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DeLisi, M.(2009). Psychopathy is the Unified Theory of Crime. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, No. 7.
Krischer, M.K. And Sevecke, K. (2008). Early traumatization and psychopathy in female and male juvenile offenders. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, No. 31.
Laurell, J. And Daderman, a.M. (2007). Psycopathy (PCL-R) in a forensic psychiatric sample of homicide offenders: Some reliability issues. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, No. 30.
Salter, a. Psychopathy
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