" 2. "Failure to show constancy and responsibility in work, sexual relationships, parenthood, or financial obligations." 3. "Irritability and aggressiveness" 4. "Reckless and impulsive behavior" 5. "Disregard for the truth" (Smith, 1999) Males with this disorder are also known to lack certain responsibilities and obligations which lead them to do things such as walk out on jobs, wives, children, and creditors (Fukuhara; Kato; & Yoshino, 2000). The sad truth about this disorder is that "by puberty these men have already begun a career of antisocial behavior in the form of truancy, delinquency, theft, vandalism, lying, drug abuse, casual sex, running away from home, chronic misbehavior in school. As adults they lead to prostitution, pimping, drug selling, or other crimes." (Alterman et al. 2000). Although many men may show traits of APD, they have to show specific characteristics in order to be diagnosed with the disorder. These specific characteristics include, "a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15, must be at least 18 years old, and evidence of conduct disorder with onset before age15." (Smith, 1999). Criminologists must be sure to look at these traits when dealing with men with antisocial personality, and most certainly before letting them back out in the world because of their tendency to have no regret and inability to learn from past experiences. One form of Antisocial Personality Disorder is the common sociopath. The sociopathic personality is the unsocialized personality. It affects mostly young men, but some young women. These people are never adequately socialized during childhood and adolescence (Damasio, 2000). People with this form of disorder have reasonably normal temperaments but are known to be aggressive or fearless. They also "posses impulse peculiarities or habit patterns that are traceable to deviant learning.
