Full Description
Psychopaths constitute less than 1% of the general population but over 20% of prison populations. They commit a disproportionate amount of crime and violence in society. Given that the economic burden of crime in the United States is estimated to be over $2.3 trillion per year, psychopaths likely constitute one of the most expensive mental health conditions known today. This volume chronicles the latest science of psychopathy and the various ways the condition intersects with the criminal justice system. From the modern techniques to assess the symptoms, to its utility in predicting violent recidivism, to the latest neuroscience youth and adults, and the most promising avenues for treatment, this volume captures the modern science of the condition and discusses ethical and legal issues surrounding psychopaths.
Contents
Foreword ; Robert Hare ; Chapter 1 - Introduction ; Kent A. Kiehl and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong ; DIAGNOSIS OF PSYCHOPATHY ; Chapter 2 - Assessment of Psychopathy: The Hare Psychopathy Checklist Measures ; Adelle Forth, Sune Bo, and Mickey Kongerslev ; Chapter 3 - Alternatives to the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R) ; Katherine A. Fowler and Scott O. Lilienfeld ; DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOPATHY ; Chapter 4 - Developmental Conceptualizations of Psychopathic Features ; Dustin A. Pardini and Amy L. Byrd ; Chapter 5 - Adolescent Psychopathy and the Law ; Michael J. Vitacco and Randall T. Salekin ; DECISION-MAKING AND PSYCHOPATHY ; Chapter 6 - The decision-making impairment in psychopathy: Psychological and neurobiological mechanisms ; Michael Koenigs and Joseph P. Newman ; Chapter 7 - Do Psychopaths Make Moral Judgments? ; Jana Schaich Borg and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong ; NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHOPATHY ; Chapter 8 - Functional Imaging and Psychopathy ; Nathanial Anderson and Kent A. Kiehl ; Chapter 9 - Structural Brain Abnormalities and Psychopathy ; Marina Boccardi ; GENETICS OF PSYCHOPATHY ; Chapter 10 - Quantitative genetic studies of psychopathic traits in minors: Review and implications for the law ; Essi Viding, Natalie M. G. Fontaine, and H. Larsson ; Chapter 11 - The Search for Genes and Environments that Underlie Psychopathy and Antisocial Behavior: Quantitative and Molecular Genetic Approaches ; Irwin D. Waldman and Soo Hyun Rhee ; TREATMENT OF PSYCHOPATHY ; Chapter 12 - Treatment of Adolescents with Psychopathic Features ; Michael F. Caldwell ; RECIDIVISM AND PSYCHOPATHY ; Chapter 13 - Psychopathy and Violent Recidivism ; Marnie E. Rice and Grant T. Harris ; Chapter 14 - Taking Psychopathy Measures 'Out of the Lab' and into the Legal System: Some Practical Concerns ; John F. Edens, Melissa S. Magyar, and Jennifer M. Cox ; RESPONSIBILITY OF PSYCHOPATHS ; Chapter 15 - Criminal Responsibility and Psychopathy: Do Psychopaths have a Right to Excuse? ; Paul Litton ; Chapter 16 - Why Psychopaths are Responsible ; Samuel H. Pillsbury ; DETENTION OF PSYCHOPATHS ; Chapter 17 - Preventive Detention of Psychopaths and Dangerous Offenders ; Stephen J. Morse ; Chapter 18 - Some Notes on Preventive Detention and Psychopathy ; Michael Louis Corrado ; Chapter 19 - Psychopathy and Sentencing ; Eric Luna ; INDEX
