Criminal Lifestyle Among Women Who Committed Crimes: The Role of Psychopathy

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Marina PinheiroRui Abrunhosa GonçalvesSónia CaridadeOlga Cunhaa University of Minho, Center for Research in Psychology (CIPsi), Braga, Portugalb Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila do Conde, Porto, Portugalc Lusófona University, HEI‐Lab: Digital Human‐Environment Interaction Labs, Porto, PortugalMarina Pinheiro coordinates a social project for the integration of people in situations of social vulnerability at the “la Caixa” Foundation. Currently a doctoral student and researcher at the Center for Research in Psychology, she develops research to understand emotional processing and psychopathy in female offenders, the processes of adaptation to prison, recidivism and adverse childhood experiences in this population.Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves (Ph.D.), is an associate professor at the School of Psychology at the University of Minho, Portugal, and a researcher at the Center for Research in Psychology (CIPsi). He devotes much of his research to the study of offenders and the justice system.Sónia Caridade, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the School of Psychology at the University of Minho, Portugal, and a researcher at the Center for Research in Psychology (CIPsi). She has a lot of experience in problem behavior and involvement with the justice system.Olga Cunha, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Psychology, Education, and Sports, Lusófona University of Porto, Portugal, and a researcher at the HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab. She develops research on violence in intimate relationships and offenders.

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