Research with violent offenders has consistently shown impaired recognition of other's facial
expressions of emotion. However, the extent to which similar problems can be observed …

Research into the causal and perpetuating factors influencing aggression has partly focused
on the general tendency of aggression-prone individuals to infer hostile intent in others …

Background Previous reports have suggested impairment in facial expression recognition in
delinquents, but controversy remains with respect to how such recognition is impaired. To …

Background Why is it that certain violent criminals repeatedly find themselves engaged in
brawls? Many inmates report having felt provoked or threatened by their victims, which might …

Previous reviews exploring facial affect processing among forensic samples have focused
on the presence of psychopathy and/or have not distinguished on the basis of offence type …

Aggressive behavior is assumed to be associated with certain patterns of social information
processing. While some theories link aggression to a tendency to interpret ambiguous …

Previous reports have suggested an enhancement of facial expression recognition in
women as compared to men. It has also been suggested that men versus women have a …

Research conducted on empathy and emotional recognition in sex offenders is
contradictory. The present study was aimed to clarify this issue by controlling for some …

Background Study of emotional responses of antisocial individuals has produced
inconsistent findings. Some studies report emotional deficits, while others find no differences …

Prior studies provide evidence for impaired recognition of distress cues in individuals
exhibiting antisocial behavior. However, it remains unclear whether this deficit is generally …