Vocational Interests of Criminal Offenders: A Typological and Demographic Investigation
- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 46 (1) , 315-324
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1980.46.1.315
Abstract
This study examined the vocational interests and personality characteristics of criminals (N — 201), using the Vocational Preference Inventory. The effectiveness of three criminal typologies and demographic information in differentiating and predicting levels of vocational interest was investigated. A multivariate analysis of variance yielded significant main effects with respect to racial, educational, and typological classifications. A significant interaction between race and typology is also discussed. In predicting and explaining vocational interest, multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficients illustrated the value of race, certain personality typologies, number of prior arrests, and number of years spent in prison. The results suggest that criminals express moderate interest in traditional occupations and have a differentiated set of vocational interests.Keywords
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