Remarkable Differential Verbal and Non-Verbal/Performance Cognitive Profiles in Homicide and Sexual Offenders with Adult Victims
Introduction: On average prison populations show lower cognitive scores than the general population, but it is also acknowledged that inmates are highly heterogenous and that verbal and non-verbal ability scores might uncover differential patterns. Method: We consider 140 participants divided into f...
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| description | Introduction: On average prison populations show lower cognitive scores than the general population, but it is also acknowledged that inmates are highly heterogenous and that verbal and non-verbal ability scores might uncover differential patterns. Method: We consider 140 participants divided into five groups: controls, non-sexual and non-homicidal inmates (other inmates), sex offenders with adult victims (AVS) and child victims (CVS), and homicide offenders. All participants completed two WAIS-III subtests to obtain reliable estimates of their verbal and non-verbal abilities. The quotient ‘matrices/similarities’ (UIQ) was also computed. Results: Homicide and AVS offenders showed lower general scores than controls; AVS and homicide offenders showed lower non-verbal scores than controls; homicide offenders showed lower verbal scores than the other groups; and homicide, AVS offenders and “other inmates” were the most dissimilar groups regarding UIQ. Conclusions: The findings support the relevance of distinguishing among criminal offenders to avoid unwarranted generalizations when cognitive abilities are considered. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b27f1fdbce6f4b7d9b1dabad9657bc822025-02-06T10:57:22ZengColegio Oficial de Psicólogos de MadridAnuario de Psicología Jurídica1133-07402174-05422025-02-0135636910.5093/apj2024a811320559Remarkable Differential Verbal and Non-Verbal/Performance Cognitive Profiles in Homicide and Sexual Offenders with Adult VictimsCarlota Urruela0Gabriela Pérez-Reigosa1Óscar Herrero2Sergio Escorial3Roberto Colom4The Norwegian Police University College, Oslo , Norway, The Norwegian Police University College, Oslo, Norway;Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain;Centro Penitenciario de Cáceres, Spain, Centro Penitenciario de Cáceres, Spain;Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, SpainUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain;Introduction: On average prison populations show lower cognitive scores than the general population, but it is also acknowledged that inmates are highly heterogenous and that verbal and non-verbal ability scores might uncover differential patterns. Method: We consider 140 participants divided into five groups: controls, non-sexual and non-homicidal inmates (other inmates), sex offenders with adult victims (AVS) and child victims (CVS), and homicide offenders. All participants completed two WAIS-III subtests to obtain reliable estimates of their verbal and non-verbal abilities. The quotient ‘matrices/similarities’ (UIQ) was also computed. Results: Homicide and AVS offenders showed lower general scores than controls; AVS and homicide offenders showed lower non-verbal scores than controls; homicide offenders showed lower verbal scores than the other groups; and homicide, AVS offenders and “other inmates” were the most dissimilar groups regarding UIQ. Conclusions: The findings support the relevance of distinguishing among criminal offenders to avoid unwarranted generalizations when cognitive abilities are considered. https://journals.copmadrid.org/apj/art/apj2024a8 intelligenceverbal abilitiesnon-verbal abilitiesviolenceoffenders |
| spellingShingle | Carlota Urruela Gabriela Pérez-Reigosa Óscar Herrero Sergio Escorial Roberto Colom Remarkable Differential Verbal and Non-Verbal/Performance Cognitive Profiles in Homicide and Sexual Offenders with Adult Victims Anuario de Psicología Jurídica intelligence verbal abilities non-verbal abilities violence offenders |
| title | Remarkable Differential Verbal and Non-Verbal/Performance Cognitive Profiles in Homicide and Sexual Offenders with Adult Victims |
| title_full | Remarkable Differential Verbal and Non-Verbal/Performance Cognitive Profiles in Homicide and Sexual Offenders with Adult Victims |
| title_fullStr | Remarkable Differential Verbal and Non-Verbal/Performance Cognitive Profiles in Homicide and Sexual Offenders with Adult Victims |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remarkable Differential Verbal and Non-Verbal/Performance Cognitive Profiles in Homicide and Sexual Offenders with Adult Victims |
| title_short | Remarkable Differential Verbal and Non-Verbal/Performance Cognitive Profiles in Homicide and Sexual Offenders with Adult Victims |
| title_sort | remarkable differential verbal and non verbal performance cognitive profiles in homicide and sexual offenders with adult victims |
| topic | intelligence verbal abilities non-verbal abilities violence offenders |
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