Results: Macdonald triad
1.
1.
Which childhood behaviors did you know to be associated with violent crimes, in particularly serial offenses?
torturing animals
67%
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1139 votes
persistant bed wetting
17%
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283 votes
setting fires
53%
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912 votes
None of these
23%
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398 votes
2.
2.
Did you know that 2 out of 3 of these behaviors, known as Macdonald triad or triad of psychopathy should be present to be predictive of the future violent behavior?
Yes
32%
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553 votes
No
68%
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1152 votes
3.
3.
What would you do if your child would have 2 out of 3 of the above mentioned behaviors? nothing
11%
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186 votes
bring her/him to child psychologist
58%
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995 votes
fire setting? lock them up in a loony bin
5%
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86 votes
make sure I don't have any matches or animals in the house
19%
•
316 votes
Other (please specify)
7%
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122 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| Na | 1.76% | 30 |
| 1.35% | 23 | |
| n/a | 1.06% | 18 |
| not sure | 0.23% | 4 |
| watch them carefully | 0.12% | 2 |
| dsicipline, just as for any other sinful wrong | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It would depend on a number of factors. | 0.06% | 1 |
| kick their butt until they stopped | 0.06% | 1 |
| help them understand it is wrong | 0.06% | 1 |
| Will make them understand why and how bad it is | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a - no kids by choice. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no children thank you | 0.06% | 1 |
| watch them carefully? | 0.06% | 1 |
| They'd be perfect for volunteering to work on the Bernie Sanders campaign. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| no kids | 0.06% | 1 |
| poison | 0.06% | 1 |
| na, do not have any children | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have talk with pastor | 0.06% | 1 |
| watch for other antisocial behavior | 0.06% | 1 |
| What? | 0.06% | 1 |
| U known | 0.06% | 1 |
| Pray for them | 0.06% | 1 |
| Torturing animals or fire setting? Bring them to child psychologist. Persistent bet wetting? Probably a neurological problem that will be outgrown. | 0.06% | 1 |
| No children, but if I did, I would bring them to a Psychologist. | 0.06% | 1 |
| bring him to my Pastor for Biblical counseling | 0.06% | 1 |
| Obviously, Psychology 101 course. | 0.06% | 1 |
| na - no kids | 0.06% | 1 |
| Get them help from a trained professional | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a - no kids | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a no children | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.06% | 1 |
| idk | 0.06% | 1 |
| Send them to you. You seem to be the expert lol | 0.06% | 1 |
| Discipline...discipline...discipline and explain why firesetting and animal torture is NOT acceptable | 0.06% | 1 |
| well if it is fires and animal abuse I would take to for therapy. Bed wetting, that seems like a different thing altogether. | 0.06% | 1 |
| NA no kids | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't do no wrong, wrongdoing takes happiness out of living | 0.06% | 1 |
| Explain why it is wrong | 0.06% | 1 |
| Child needs to be evaluated in an enclosed safe environment with psychiatric care and counseling. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no animals--no matches- shrink and psych hospital | 0.06% | 1 |
| Eb | 0.06% | 1 |
| spend more time with them; personal attention | 0.06% | 1 |
| discuss with family doctor | 0.06% | 1 |
| No children | 0.06% | 1 |
| na no children | 0.06% | 1 |
| My children are grown | 0.06% | 1 |
| a combination of things | 0.06% | 1 |
| Get them the help they need. | 0.06% | 1 |
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