CRIMINOLOGY

The Characteristics of the Offender and their Psych

The Characteristics of the Offender and their Psych

Introduction

Psychopathic or Psychotic Behavior is a kind of mental disorder that is characterized by a lack of empathy and bad conscience, little or no emotions, egoism, and deception (www.merriam-webster.com). Individuals with fire setting behavior are termed as Arsonists. There has been a variety of approaches that have differentiated Arsonists in several ways (Doley, 2003). When such issues are analyzed further, it becomes apparent that specific weaknesses can be linked to the fact that till date there hasn't been any precise answer to the question of why ...