Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior

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

Contenu

1. Practical considerations for the clinical and forensic use of psychopathy 2. The emergence and development of psychopathy 3. Neural correlates of psychopathy: A comprehensive review 4. Emotional functioning in psychopathy. A critical review and integration with general emotion theories 5. The development of psychopathy through the lifespan and its relation to offending 6. Assessment of psychopathy and antisocial behavior 7. The concept of psychopathy and risk assessment: Historical developments, contemporary considerations and future directions 8. Communicating with psychopaths in law enforcement settings 9. Negotiating with the psychopathic hostage taker 10. Interviewing psychopaths: Toward a science of investigative interviewing of psychopathic suspects 11. Psychopathy evidence in legal proceedings 12. Psychopathy, offending style and crime scene behavior 13. Psychopathy and drug-related crime and violence 14. Are gang members psychopaths? 15. Psychopathy and sexual offending over the life course: An exploratory longitudinal investigation 16. Psychopathy is integral to understanding homicide and violence 17. Psychopathy in human trafficking offenders: Current trends and challenges 18. Psychopathy and terrorist involvement 19. Psychopathy and corporate crime 20. Psychopathy: Cybercrime and cyber abuse 21. Psychopathy and animal cruelty offenders 22. Treatment of psychopathic offenders: A Review of research, past, and current practice