Premium
The frequency of XYY and XXY men among criminal offenders
Author(s) -
Schröder J.,
Chapelle A. de la,
Hakola P.,
Virkkunen M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1981.tb00674.x
Subject(s) - psychology , klinefelter syndrome , psychiatry , medicine , pediatrics
Among 1,040 consecutive male criminals remitted for mental examination nine had the karyotype 47.XYY, one 48.XXYY and eleven 47.XXY. The types of crime in the XYY men were much like those in the XXY men, the proportion of sexual crimes possibly being greater than among other criminal offenders. The reasons for these findings are discussed.