Introduction
Sociopathic offenders are a class of criminals who display a chronic tendency for continually committing crime. His type of offenders report committing a series of crimes and have a very outstanding characteristic in society; politically commanding a lot of attention because of the excessive number of crimes they commit; and psychologically because of the type of fascination they create as most people cannot comprehend the detached and very cold manner in which these offenders repeatedly manipulate and harm others. Sociopathic offenders are therefore individuals who get involved in criminal behavior largely because of a severe character defect that makes the offenders lack any form of compassion and subsequently commit self-destructive behavior. Such individuals are said to be suffering from some character disorder that makes them lack any coherent or appropriate discretionary ability to practice moral and compassionate behavior irrespective of the fact that they may be in a position to differentiate right from wrong (Yablonky, p. 58).
Sociopathic Offenders
These chronically antisocial persons always seem to be in trouble; do not maintain any real loyalties to other person, groups or codes, and appear not to benefit anything from previous experience or punishment. Sociopathic offenders are frequently riotous and hardhearted, display high levels of immaturity, irresponsibility, lack of judgment, and inability to provide reasonable explanation about their negative behavior. A sociopath does not experience any form of guilt due to the lack of a controlling superego and automatic self-punishment is non-existent even after committing unethical and immoral acts. These types of offenders are insecure, untruthful, and antisocial and also behave very irresponsibly. Any expressions of remorse after committing a crime is merely a mouthful of words intended to help them escape punishment but holds no sincerity at all. Sociopathic offenders or criminals are pathological liars and their statements are dented towards benefiting their self-centered and egoistic personalities. Gangsters for example are sociopathic offenders who normally develop sills sufficient to carry out their criminal lifestyle. They are also rarely remorseful about their violent behavior (Yablonky, p. 59).
Sociopathic gang behavior includes dehumanization of others especially when dealing with enemy gangs or conducting violent acts such as burglary, robbery, carjacking, distribution and use of deadly drugs, and murder of innocent victims. Although most gang behavior can be termed as sociopathic, not all gangsters depict sociopathic personalities. Under normal circumstances, sociopathic offenders including gangsters have a tendency to behave like any other average persons and to the untrained eye; they can appear quite charming, intelligent and considerate. They can carefully maintain such overt posture except in circumstances where they feel that their ego is being attacked or disrespected. A gangster for example has the capability to change from a very good guy at one moment and into a homicidal terrorist in a very short time. Although most sociopathic gangsters may express regret after some destructive behavior for selfish interests, they generally have little regret or none at all for such behavior. They also display very little anxiety or guilt about their negative actions towards other people. The actions of sociopathic offenders are largely unplanned and often guided by their whims at the moment of action. Sociopathic offenders especially gangs also tend to have a negative attitude towards females and perceive them as objects to be abused and used for the satisfaction of their sexual needs. Incidents of multiple males raping a single woman are therefore common among gangs (Yablonky, pp. 60-61).
Conclusion
Sociopathic offenders are least concerned about their welfare and care little if the live or die. Their involvement in deadly and dangerous situations for example clearly manifests their suicidal tendencies. Because of the various social dislocations experienced by a sociopath, he or she may report serious difficulties in achieving any respect or status in the competitive and success oriented larger society (Yablonky, p. 66).
Works Cited
Yablonky, Lewis. Gangs in Court. Tucson, AZ: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, 2005. pp. 58-67