Psychopathy and Narcoterrorism: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Pablo Escobar and "El Chapo" Guzman

dc.contributor.authorRollins, Mikael Cabriales
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T23:39:05Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T23:39:05Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Forensic Psychologyen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study analyzes the psychosocial aspects of narcoterrorism reflected by two of the most notorious drug lords in recent Columbian and Mexican history: Pablo Escobar and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. It questions whether the psychological factors which influenced and shaped their criminal identities are, in fact, based entirely on psychoanalytic theory (narcissism, borderline personality, etc.) or if they are also products of cultural ideology. This research examines the social and political concept of “narcoculture” as the main premise to view the context in which criminal psychopathy may be fostered and developed. As part of a historical analysis of the narcoculture phenomenon, Escobar and “El Chapo" will be analyzed, diagnosed and compared in order to clarify the psychological and cultural parallels that reflect a distinct psychological profile. By referencing psychological, social, political, and cultural studies, the aim of this project is to reveal specific psychological characteristics as correlates of extreme and violent criminal behavior.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12087/15
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectCriminologyen_US
dc.titlePsychopathy and Narcoterrorism: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Pablo Escobar and "El Chapo" Guzmanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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