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psychosocial criminology, the relevance when considering personality disorders

 

 

can this be linked or  is it an assumption to believe that psychosocial theory  can adequetly explain crimes committed by those displaying traits of  personality disorder.

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Comment by Maggie Hall on February 28, 2012 at 21:22

You must watch Shadd Maruna's talk on psychopathy 

Personality disorder is short hand for I can't diagnose this person , and I have no idea what to do with them. Does it provide an adequate paradigm for explaining behaviour at all?

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