Psychopathy

1. Front Matter

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2. The Alvor Advanced Study Institute

   • Robert D. Hare

   Pages 1-11

3. Psychopathy Across Cultures

   • David J. Cooke

   Pages 13-45

4. Psychopathy and Normal Personality

   • Thomas A. Widiger

   Pages 47-68

5. The Phenotypic and Genotypic Structure of Psychopathic Traits

   • W. John Livesley

   Pages 69-79

6. Psychopathic Behavior: An Information Processing Perspective

   • Joseph P. Newman

   Pages 81-104

7. Psychopathy, Affect and Behavior

   • Robert D. Hare

   Pages 105-137

8. Biology and Personality: Findings from a Longitudinal Project

   • Britt Af Klinteberg

   Pages 139-160

9. Callous-Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems: Applying the Two-Factor Model of Psychopathy to Children

   • Paul J. Frick

   Pages 161-187

10. Comorbidities and Biological Correlates of Conduct Disorder

    • Keith McBurnett, Linda Pfiffner

    Pages 189-203

11. Psychopathy in Adolescence: Assessment, Violence, and Developmental Precursors

    • Adelle E. Forth, Heather C. Burke

    Pages 205-229

12. Major Mental Disorder and Crime: An Etiological Hypothesis

    • Sheilagh Hodgins, Gilles Côté, Jean Toupin

    Pages 231-256

13. Comorbidity of Psychopathy with Major Mental Disorders

    • Norbert Nedopil, Matthias Hollweg, Julia Hartmann, Robert Jaser

    Pages 257-268

14. Psychopathy and Personality Disorder: Implications of Interpersonal Theory

    • Ronald Blackburn

    Pages 269-301

15. Treatment and Management of Psychopaths

    • Friedrich Lösel

    Pages 303-354

16. Psychopathy and Risk for Violence

    • Stephen D. Hart

    Pages 355-373

17. Psychopathy and Crime: Recidivism and Criminal Careers

    • James F. Hemphill, Ron Templeman, Stephen Wong, Robert D. Hare

    Pages 375-399

18. Legal issues Associated with the Concept of Psychopathy

    • James R. P. Ogloff, David R. Lyon

    Pages 401-422

19. Back Matter

    Pages 423-428

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Psychopathy is a very important concept for those working in the field of criminal justice - investigators, prosecutors, and those who have to evaluate, manage and treat offenders. In Psychopathy: Theory, Research and Implications for Society, detailed, empirically based contributions by the world's leading researchers describe the relevance of the construct to practical and policy issues, examining its relevance to such topics as treatment, risk management and recidivism. The use of the concept in a range of populations is discussed, including juveniles, children, and the mentally disordered, as well as across cultures. The major strength of the volume is that the validity of the psychopathy construct is enhanced by the extensive empirical support: contributors explore topics including the genetic, biological, affective, interpersonal and information processing models that underpin the disorder.
Audience: All those dealing with offenders - psychologists, psychiatrists, lawyers, judges, prison administrators and those who formulate policy in the criminal justice system.

• Assessment
• Crime
• Criminal Justice
• Criminal career
• Emotion
• Psychopath
• Psychopathy
• Recidivism
• Violence

• Douglas Inch Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK

  David J. Cooke

• Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

  Adelle E. Forth

• University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

  Robert D. Hare

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