Analysis of psychopathological symptoms and aggressive expressive and instrumental behavior as a function of the risk of violence in offenders

The goal of this research was to identify the most characteristic psychopathological symptomatology and type aggression (expressive instrumental) in individuals who presented a higher risk violence sample offenders. consisted 285 incarcerated males aged 20 67 years (M= 34.73, SD= 10.34) it divided into three groups according (high, moderate, low). instruments used were Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R), Instrumental Expressive Aggression Questionnaire (CAIE) Self-Appraisal (SAQ). results showed that, as increases, levels increase, do expressive instrumental aggressive behaviors, although psychoticism best predicted belonging moderate- high-risk groups. Therefore, moderate is sufficient establish prevention intervention measures population.