Criminal Profiling and Forensic Assessment of Killers: Designing Effective Correctional Intervention Programs

Abstract

This study investigates the complex interplay between childhood trauma, socio-economic factors, and psychopathic tendencies which leads to violence behaviors exhibited by Pakistani Killers who are incarcerated; this is a topic that has not received enough attention in previous work. Understanding these relationships is essential if the Criminal Justice system is to intervene effectively, or make effective policies to prevent crime Rather than isolate any single factor in the development of violent criminal killers incarcerated in Pakistan, this multi-jail study employed combined research methods. Over 100 inmates participated, administering the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) for quantitative data collection and conducting qualitative interviews with forensic psychologists. SPSS software was used in this study to analyze data and weight it both quantitatively, with measures such as regression analysis and statistically coding for themes. 70% of the participants in the study displayed high psychopathology scores which (p <.01).