Psychopathy and law : a practitioner's guide /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hakkanen-Nyholm, Helina, Nyholm, Jan-Olof
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Θέματα: Psychopaths.; Antisocial personality disorders > Law and legislation.; Antisocial Personality Disorder > psychology.; Psychopathology > legislation & jurisprudence.; Psychopathology > methods.; Medicine.; PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.; Electronic books.

And Conclusions; References; 3 Psychopathy and Brain Function: Empirical Findings and Legal Implications; Introduction; Diagnostic Distinctions; Brain Measurement Techniques; Neuroimaging Studies of Psychopathy; Electrocortical Studies of Psychopathy; Key Assumptions in Research on Brain Function in...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Assessment
• Psychopathy and brain function: empirical findings and legal implications
• Cognition-emotion interactions in psychopathy: implications for theory and practice
• Psychopathy in women: presentation, assessment, and management
• Psychopathic features in adolescence
• Psychopathy and violent crime
• Predatory violence and psychopathy
• Psychopathy in economical crime, organized crime, and war crimes
• Forever a psychopath? Psychopathy and the criminal career trajectory
• Psychopathy in prisons
• Psychopathy in families: implications for clinical interviews
• Interpersonal aspects and interviewing psychopaths.
• Psychopathy and Law; Contents; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; The Nature of Psychopathy; Short History; Measurement; Practical Application and Study Populations; Future Directions; The Structure of This Text; References; 2 Assessment; Psychometric Properties of PCL Instruments; Psychopathy and the Law: Focus on the Insanity Defense; Potential Misuses of PCL Instruments in Legal Proceedings; Admissibility of PCL Instruments in Adversarial Proceedings; Ethical Issues with PCL Measures and Predicting Risk; Myths Associated with Psychopathy.
• Judicial Practice: Culpability and Post-incarceration Release Treatment; References; 5 Psychopathy in Women: Presentation, Assessment, and Management; Introduction; The Construct of Psychopathy and Its Presence in Women; How Psychopathic Women Present; The Practical Management of Women With Psychopathic Traits; Future Directions in Practice and Research; References; 6 Psychopathic Features in Adolescence; Personality Disorder in Adolescence; The Relationship of Psychopathic Traits in Childhood and Adolescence With Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder; Biological Factors.
• Psychosocial Factors; Psychopathic Traits and Juvenile Criminality; Stability of Psychopathic Traits; On Treatment; References; 7 Psychopathy and Violent Crime; Psychological Analyses of Violent Behavior; Psychopathy and Law Enforcement; Base Rate of Psychopathy in Criminals; Crime-related Behavior; How to Identify Psychopaths From a Pool of Suspects; Concluding Remarks; References; 8 Predatory Violence and Psychopathy; The Science of Predatory Violence; Measurement; Predatory Violence and the Psychopath; Legal and Judicial Issues; The Way Forward: Future Research and Applications; References.
• 9 Psychopathy in Economical Crime, Organized Crime, and War Crimes; Economical Crime; Organized Crime; War Crimes; Future Research and Practical Applications; References; 10 Forever a Psychopath? Psychopathy and the Criminal Career Trajectory; Introduction; Psychopathy in Children and Youth; Violent Offending; Sex Offending; Conclusion; References; 11 Psychopathy in Prisons; Introduction; The Offending Psychopath and Society; Psychopathy and the Prison Staff; Psychiatric Care; Measures Against Psychopathic Behavior; References.