Handbook on Psychopathy and Law [Hardcover]

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.

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
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