why are psychopaths so dangerous
Why some violent criminals are more likely than others to offend again. Violent offenders who are also psychopaths are so dangerous because their brains do not learn normally from either punishments or rewards, a new study finds.Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, the research scanned the brains of violent offenders, some of whom were psychopaths, others not (Gregory et al., 2015).One in five violent offenders is a psychopath. They have higher rates of recidivism and don’t benefit from rehabilitation programmes. Our research reveals why this is and can hopefully improve childhood interventions to prevent violence and behavioural therapies to reduce recidivism.”.
A common contrast to altruistic acts are acts of psychopathy. Psychopaths are people who have little or not remorse for their actions. They are thought to not feel empathy for others. Thus, they act in very selfish ways to promote their own welfare.