That's a really interesting question to ask. To think that some personality types may be more inclined to criminal behaviour is a really important question to answer.
If you consider the work of Eysenck's theory of criminality was heavily influenced in the direction of a positive answer to this question. Eysenck reasoned that neuroticism and extraversion may play a role in predicting criminal behaviour.
I'm always posting links to article, so to mix it up here's a brief video to explain where Eysenck was coming from:
@Daniel Sumner His work also says: Some people have genes that let them commit crimes. So, yes certain type of personalities can be associated with violence.
I would say definitely. Something like impulsivity would likely be related to more criminal behavior while conscientiousness would be less.
That's a really interesting question to ask. To think that some personality types may be more inclined to criminal behaviour is a really important question to answer.
If you consider the work of Eysenck's theory of criminality was heavily influenced in the direction of a positive answer to this question. Eysenck reasoned that neuroticism and extraversion may play a role in predicting criminal behaviour.
I'm always posting links to article, so to mix it up here's a brief video to explain where Eysenck was coming from: