One of the reasons why the police force is so corrupt may be that the force (interesting word!) is riddled with psychopathic individuals. Psychopathy, or psychopathic personality, is a disorder which most authorities think is present from birth, and is therefore largely untreatable. Of course, it exists on a spectrum, with some people being completely unpsychopathic, and some completely so, with most people somewhere in the middle. In many ways, it is at the opposite end of the same spectrum as autism, with which it can, paradoxically, be confused, due to both conditions' perceived lack of empathy. Some of the main characteristics of psychopathy include: pathological lying; lack of (emotional) empathy; lack of conscience or remorse; manipulativeness; narcissism; shallow emotions; reckless or thrill-seeking behaviours; continued need for stimulation, due to an underaroused central nervous system; fearless dominance; adultery and / or promiscuity; unreliability; social predation, preying on vulnerable people; all often hidden (until it is too late for the victim) by a glib and superficial charm. Anyway, Professor Kevin Dutton, a psychology professor at Oxford University with a specialism in psychopathy, has researched the type of jobs that psychopaths go into, and has come up with the list on the left, listing the top- and bottom-10 jobs that psychopaths go into. The top ten are listed below:
1. Chief Executive Officers (C.E.O.s);
2. Lawyers;
3. Media (Radio / T.V.);
4. Sales People;
5. Surgeons;
6. Journalists;
7. Police Officers;
8. Clergy;
9. Chefs;
10. Civil Servants.
Interesting that both lawyers and the police make the top ten, which may explain why there are so many miscarriages of justice!
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