Psychopathy as Unified Theory of Crime [Hardcover]

This book applies the psychopathy concept toward the understanding of crime. Drawing on hundreds of studies and his own clinical, research, and practitioner experience working with the most antisocial and violent offenders, the author demonstrates that psychopathy can explain all forms of crime across the life course, and also examines the biosocial foundations of the disorder. With an abundance of case studies and historical references, written in a distinctive writing style, the book is equally fascinating to the academic scholar and the true crime buff alike.

Chapter 1: Why Psychopathy as Unified Theory of Crime?

Chapter 2: Psychopathy, Its Etiology, and the Nature of Crime

Chapter 3: Psychopathy, Assessment, and the Structure of Crime

Chapter 4: Psychopathy and the Life-Course

Chapter 5: Psychopathy and Criminal Offenders

Chapter 6: Psychopathy and Biosocial Criminology

Chapter 7: Psychopathy and the Criminal Justice System

Chapter 8: Conclusion

Matt DeLisi is Coordinator of Criminal Justice Studies, Professor in the Department of Sociology, and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University, USA. DeLisi is among the most prolific criminologists in the world with over 300 scholarly publications and is co-founding member of the Biosocial Criminology Research Group. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Criminal Justice, the leading criminology journal in the world, and Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.This book applies the psychopathy concept toward the understanding of crime. Drawing on hundreds of studies and his own clinical, research, and practitioner experience working with the most antisocial and violent offenders, the author demonstrates that psychopathy can explain all forms of crime alóv