Overview

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.

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Author:   Kent A. Kiehl (Associate Professor, The University of New Mexico, Department of Psychology) ,  Walter P. Sinnott-Armstrong (Chauncey Stillman Professor of Ethics and Professor of Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.60cm
Weight:   1.022kg
ISBN:  

9780199841387

ISBN 10:   0199841381
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   15 April 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of 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

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...a worth addition to any library. Doody's Notes

...a worth addition to any library. * Doody's Notes *

This book is well edited, well researched, and well written, and it is a worthy addition to any library. -- DOODY'S

Author Information

Professor Kiehl is one of the world's leading authorities on psychopathy having published over 100 manuscripts and been awarded more than $10,000,000 in competitive NIH funding to study the condition. Professor Sinnott-Armstrong is Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Philosophy Department and the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. He has served as vice-chair of the Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association and co-director of the MacArthur Project on Law and Neuroscience.

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