Description
Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior: Current Trends and Challenges fills a gap in the market by covering new topics and angles not addressed in other literature. The book's authors approach the interaction of psychopathy with different types of crime, reflecting on comorbidity with other disorders, symptoms and emotional function. In addition to examining questions of prevention and treatment, they present new developments with solid theory and scientific evidence, also addressing forensic realities. This is a must-have guide for practitioners, students or anyone interested in psychopathy, criminal behavior and the various avenues of treatment.- Provides a direct and concise approach, reflecting on the construct of psychopathy and its implications in forensic settings- Includes sections on models of development in psychopathy and the neuropsychological fundamentals of the role of psychopathy in violent behavior- Written for researchers, practitioners and students
Table of Contents
1. Practical considerations for the clinical and forensic use of psychopathy2. The emergence and development of psychopathy3. Neural correlates of psychopathy: A comprehensive review4. Emotional functioning in psychopathy. A critical review and integration with general emotion theories5. The development of psychopathy through the lifespan and its relation to offending6. Assessment of psychopathy and antisocial behavior7. The concept of psychopathy and risk assessment: Historical developments, contemporary considerations and future directions8. Communicating with psychopaths in law enforcement settings9. Negotiating with the psychopathic hostage taker10. Interviewing psychopaths: Toward a science of investigative interviewing of psychopathic suspects11. Psychopathy evidence in legal proceedings12. Psychopathy, offending style and crime scene behavior13. Psychopathy and drug-related crime and violence14. Are gang members psychopaths?15. Psychopathy and sexual offending over the life course: An exploratory longitudinal investigation16. Psychopathy is integral to understanding homicide and violence17. Psychopathy in human trafficking offenders: Current trends and challenges18. Psychopathy and terrorist involvement19. Psychopathy and corporate crime20. Psychopathy: Cybercrime and cyber abuse21. Psychopathy and animal cruelty offenders22. Treatment of psychopathic offenders: A Review of research, past, and current practice
