Pathological risk-propensity typifies Mafia members’ cognitive profile

Abstract Since the recruitment process, Italian Mafias impose on their members a strict code of conduct. These rigid rules regulate their private and public behavior, implying a total adhesion to the group’s values. Such juridical and social aspects substantially distinguish organized crime (OC) fro...

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Autores principales:	Gerardo Salvato, Maria Laura Fiorina, Gabriele De Maio, Elisa Francescon, Daniela Ovadia, Luisa Bernardinelli, Amedeo Santosuosso, Eraldo Paulesu, Gabriella Bottini
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:14889ec2046b43828bf93ad5ddeb57e82021-12-02T14:58:33ZPathological risk-propensity typifies Mafia members’ cognitive profile10.1038/s41598-020-65486-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/14889ec2046b43828bf93ad5ddeb57e82020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65486-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Since the recruitment process, Italian Mafias impose on their members a strict code of conduct. These rigid rules regulate their private and public behavior, implying a total adhesion to the group’s values. Such juridical and social aspects substantially distinguish organized crime (OC) from ordinary crime. It is still unknown whether these two categories of offenders also show distinctive cognitive traits. Here we investigated the frontal lobe cognitive functions of 50 OC prisoners from the Mafia and 50 non-OC prisoners based on the performance of 50 non-prisoner controls. We found that OC members were more likely to show pathological risk-propensity than non-OC prisoners. We interpret this finding as the result of the internal dynamics of Mafia groups. OC is a worldwide threat, and the identification of cognitive traits behind criminal behavior will help in devising focused prevention policies.Gerardo SalvatoMaria Laura FiorinaGabriele De MaioElisa FrancesconDaniela OvadiaLuisa BernardinelliAmedeo SantosuossoEraldo PaulesuGabriella BottiniNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Gerardo Salvato Maria Laura Fiorina Gabriele De Maio Elisa Francescon Daniela Ovadia Luisa Bernardinelli Amedeo Santosuosso Eraldo Paulesu Gabriella Bottini Pathological risk-propensity typifies Mafia members’ cognitive profile
description	Abstract Since the recruitment process, Italian Mafias impose on their members a strict code of conduct. These rigid rules regulate their private and public behavior, implying a total adhesion to the group’s values. Such juridical and social aspects substantially distinguish organized crime (OC) from ordinary crime. It is still unknown whether these two categories of offenders also show distinctive cognitive traits. Here we investigated the frontal lobe cognitive functions of 50 OC prisoners from the Mafia and 50 non-OC prisoners based on the performance of 50 non-prisoner controls. We found that OC members were more likely to show pathological risk-propensity than non-OC prisoners. We interpret this finding as the result of the internal dynamics of Mafia groups. OC is a worldwide threat, and the identification of cognitive traits behind criminal behavior will help in devising focused prevention policies.
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author	Gerardo Salvato Maria Laura Fiorina Gabriele De Maio Elisa Francescon Daniela Ovadia Luisa Bernardinelli Amedeo Santosuosso Eraldo Paulesu Gabriella Bottini
author_facet	Gerardo Salvato Maria Laura Fiorina Gabriele De Maio Elisa Francescon Daniela Ovadia Luisa Bernardinelli Amedeo Santosuosso Eraldo Paulesu Gabriella Bottini
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title	Pathological risk-propensity typifies Mafia members’ cognitive profile
title_short	Pathological risk-propensity typifies Mafia members’ cognitive profile
title_full	Pathological risk-propensity typifies Mafia members’ cognitive profile
title_fullStr	Pathological risk-propensity typifies Mafia members’ cognitive profile
title_full_unstemmed	Pathological risk-propensity typifies Mafia members’ cognitive profile
title_sort	pathological risk-propensity typifies mafia members’ cognitive profile
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/14889ec2046b43828bf93ad5ddeb57e8
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Pathological risk-propensity typifies Mafia members’ cognitive profile

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