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Zusatztext ...a worth addition to any library. Informationen zum Autor Professor Kiehl is one of the world's leading authorities on psychopathy. Klappentext Psychopaths constitute less than 1% of the general population, but they commit a much larger proportion of crime and violence in society. This volume chronicles the latest science of psychopathy, various ways that psychopaths challenge the criminal justice system, and the major ethical issues arising from this fascinating condition. "This book is well edited, well researched, and well written, and it is a worthy addition to any library." -- DOODY'S Zusammenfassung Psychopaths constitute less than 1% of the general population, but they commit a much larger proportion of crime and violence in society. This volume chronicles the latest science of psychopathy, various ways that psychopaths challenge the criminal justice system, and the major ethical issues arising from this fascinating condition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...