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Evan McCuish, recent alumnus of the School of Criminology, is this year鈥檚 winner of the American Psychology-Law Society鈥檚 Dissertation Award.

His PhD dissertation, titled "Bringing Psychopathy into Research on Offending Trajectories: Understanding the Construct鈥檚 Role as a Barrier to Desistance" challenges traditional longitudinal studies in criminology by asserting that these studies are not well equipped to address questions concerning differences between chronic offenders and desisters primarily because they miss a key demographic 鈥� offending patterns of youth at the 鈥渄eep end鈥� of the criminal justice system.

McCuish鈥檚 dissertation concentrated on the offending patterns of these youth with special attention given to the manner in which symptoms of psychopathy could be integrated into existing theories of desistance.

鈥淢arriage, parenthood, and employment are key turning points expected to initiate desistance from crime. For individuals with high symptoms of psychopathy, their responsivity to such turning points may be limited. For example, we would not expect the unempathic, uncaring, and self-centred individual to care about the well-being of their partner or child. Thus, their ties to these individuals will not provide the 鈥榟ooks for change鈥� needed to initiate the desistance process,鈥� says McCuish of his research findings.

鈥淭his is not to suggest that treatment cannot be effective. Rather, for adolescents, because this is an age period characterized by developmental change, emphasis should be on treatment strategies that reduce the severity and functional impairment of psychopathy symptoms that may inhibit an individual from benefiting from positive turning points.鈥�

McCuish received his PhD under the supervision of Raymond Corrado, professor and associate director of research in the School of Criminology.

鈥淓van鈥檚 research is an original contribution to the developmental and life course theoretical perspective. His creativity and theoretical focus plus tremendous work ethic have always distinguished him as an exceptional young scholar,鈥� says Corrado.

McCuish was hired as an assistant professor in the School of Criminology upon the completion of his degree in Fall 2016.

As first place winner, McCuish received an award of $1,000 USD and a plaque to commemorate the award. All place winners were invited to attend the opening session of this year鈥檚 American Psychology-Law Society鈥檚 conference, and present a poster in the 鈥淲inner鈥檚 Circle鈥�.