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<span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span> | ||
* Ellis L, Walsh A. 2000. ''Criminology: A Global Perspective, 1st Edition''. pp 227: Table 8.11. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120513221622/http://abacon.com/ellis/tables/ch8.pdf Abstract]] | * Ellis L, Walsh A. 2000. ''Criminology: A Global Perspective, 1st Edition''. pp 227: Table 8.11. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120513221622/http://abacon.com/ellis/tables/ch8.pdf Abstract]] | ||
===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">Men who exhibit antisocial and criminal behaviors reproduce more successfully </span>=== | |||
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Research has shown that men with antisocial and criminal tendencies have considerably higher reproductive and sexual success than men who lack this predisposition. In one study, antisocial men only represented 10% of the male cohort, but yet fathered 27% of the babies in that group. (Jaffee et al. 2003) | |||
Another study investigating the links between criminal behavior and reproductive success found criminal men were more likely to have more children with lower commitment, as they were more likely to have multiple children with multiple women. It was concluded that in a contemporary industrialized country, criminal and antisocial behaviors can be considered successful reproductive strategies for men, leading to more female sexual partners and childbirths. (Yao et al. 2014) | |||
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* ''Despite the fact that fathers who engage in high levels of antisocial behavior make up a small proportion of fathers overall, they are responsible for a disproportionate number of births. For example, Moffitt and colleagues (2002) found that although men who engaged in high levels of antisocial behavior constituted only 10% of a birth cohort, they accounted for 27% of the babies fathered by the time the men were age 26.'' (Jaffee et al. 2003) | |||
* ''From an evolutionary viewpoint, criminal behavior may persist despite adverse consequences by providing offenders with fitness benefits as part of a successful alternative mating strategy. Specifically, criminal behavior may have evolved as a reproductive strategy based on low parental investment reflected in low commitment in reproductive relationships. '' | |||
* ''Convicted criminal offenders had more children than individuals never convicted of a criminal offense. Criminal offenders also had more reproductive partners, were less often married, more likely to get remarried if ever married, and had more often contracted a sexually transmitted disease than non-offenders.'' | |||
* ''Importantly, the increased reproductive success of criminals was explained by a fertility increase from having children with several different partners. We conclude that criminality appears to be adaptive in a contemporary industrialized country, and that this association can be explained by antisocial behavior being part of an adaptive alternative reproductive strategy.'' (Yao et al. 2014) | |||
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* Jaffee SR, Moffitt TE, Caspi A, Taylor A. 2003. ''Life with (or without) father: the benefits of living with two biological parents depend on the father's antisocial behavior.'' Child Dev. 74(1): 109-26. [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12625439 Abstract]] | |||
* Yao S, Långström N, Temrin H, Walum H. 2014. ''Criminal offending as part of an alternative reproductive strategy: investigating evolutionary hypotheses using Swedish total population data.'' Evolution and Human Behavior. 35(6): 481-488. [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513814000774 Abstract]] | |||
===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">Male serial killers, terrorists, and rapists receive thousands of love letters from women in prison</span>=== | ===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">Male serial killers, terrorists, and rapists receive thousands of love letters from women in prison</span>=== | ||
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* Gacono C, Meloy JR, Sheppard K, Speth E, Roske A. 1995. ''A Clinical Investigation of Malingering and Psychopathy in Hospitalized Insanity Acquittees.'' Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 23(3): 387-397. [[https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9c55/a8cae3c8a5d238002a261fec643f767d1126.pdf FullText]] | * Gacono C, Meloy JR, Sheppard K, Speth E, Roske A. 1995. ''A Clinical Investigation of Malingering and Psychopathy in Hospitalized Insanity Acquittees.'' Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 23(3): 387-397. [[https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9c55/a8cae3c8a5d238002a261fec643f767d1126.pdf FullText]] | ||
===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">Women desiring marriage and commitment are more attracted to narcissistic men</span>=== | ===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">Women desiring marriage and commitment are more attracted to narcissistic men</span>=== |
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