The relations among animal abuse, psychological disorders, and crime: Implications for forensic assessment

Frank R. Ascione; Shelby E. McDonald; Philip Tedeschi; James Williams

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The relations among animal abuse, psychological disorders, and crime: Implications for forensic assessment

Frank R. Ascione, Shelby E. McDonald, Philip Tedeschi, James Williams

Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC)

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The confluence of developments in the assessment of animal abuse, the evolution of psychiatric nosology for the diagnosis of conduct disorder, legislative changes involving crimes against non-human animals, and the recent inclusion of crimes against animals in the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System, highlights the critical need for examining the forensic dimensions of animal abuse cases. We provide an overview of the research literature on these topics in the hope that forensic evaluators will have an evidence-based framework for assessing cases they encounter that include perpetration of violence against animals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	717-729
Number of pages	13
Journal	Behavioral Sciences and the Law
Volume	36
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2370
State	Published - Nov 1 2018

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Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Law

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