Kenethia L. McIntosh Fuller

8The Current StudyIn light of all the previous research, two important questions emerge. How muchoffending or co-offending can be explained by individual-level factors? Can theexploration of personality differences between people who always offend with others,those who offend alone, those who sometimes offend alone and with others, or thosewho refrain from offending at all effect the individual-level explanations? The intent ofthe present research was to answer these questions.The relationship between the FFM of personality and deviance was tested usinglinear regression. A personality inventory determined whether individuals with certainpersonality types were more or less likely to engage in offending. The study also wasan exploration of whether individuals with certain personality types are more likely toengage in specific types of offending. Based on past research, one of the hypothesesexamined was that individuals with higher scores on conscientiousness andagreeableness would be shown to be less likely to commit offenses. In addition, thosepeople with higher scores on neuroticism would be shown to be more likely to commitoffenses.The current study was an examination of the relationship between co-offendingand personality. After determining whether there was a significant relationship, theprevious two sections were combined. The goal was to determine if people with certainpersonality types were more likely to offend in groups, alone, with others and alone, ornot at all. (For example, is someone who is extraverted more likely to offend in groups?Is someone who is introverted more likely to offend alone?)