Psychopathy and Law: A Practitioner's Guide

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 303
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Psychopathy and Law: A Practitioner's Guide provides those working in the fields of law, the military, social and health services, politics, and business with a comprehensive introduction to psychopathy and the ways of thinking that guide the psychopathic mind.

Features case examples and - unique from previous texts in the field - links these to theory and empirical research
Represents an up-to-date resource for scientists examining psychopathy
Covers issues that have never been dealt with in regard to psychopathy, including those relating to families, civil law, war crimes, economical crimes and organized crimes

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–16): Helina Hakkanen?Nyholm and Jan?Olof Nyholm
Chapter 2 Assessment (pages 17–38): Michael J. Vitacco, David A. Lishner and Craig S. Neumann
Chapter 3 Psychopathy and Brain Function: Empirical Findings and Legal Implications (pages 39–77): Christopher Patrick, Noah C. Venables and Jennifer Skeem
Chapter 4 Cognition–Emotion Interactions in Psychopathy: Implications for Theory and Practice (pages 79–97): Arielle R. Baskin?Sommers and Joseph P. Newman
Chapter 5 Psychopathy inWomen: Presentation, Assessment, and Management (pages 99–125): Caroline Logan and Ghitta Weizmann?Henelius
Chapter 6 Psychopathic Features in Adolescence (pages 127–138): Nina Lindberg
Chapter 7 Psychopathy and Violent Crime (pages 139–158): Mary Ellen O'Toole and Helina Hakkanen?Nyholm
Chapter 8 Predatory Violence and Psychopathy (pages 159–175): J. Reid Meloy
Chapter 9 Psychopathy in Economical Crime, Organized Crime, and War Crimes (pages 177–200): Helina Hakkanen?Nyholm and Jan?Olof Nyholm
Chapter 10 Forever a Psychopath? Psychopathy and the Criminal Career Trajectory (pages 201–221): Julia Shaw and Stephen Porter
Chapter 11 Psychopathy in Prisons (pages 223–234): Hannu Lauerma
Chapter 12 Psychopathy in Families: Implications for Clinical Interviews and Civil Proceedings (pages 235–259): Helina Hakkanen?Nyholm
Chapter 13 Interpersonal Aspects and Interviewing Psychopaths (pages 261–285): Jan?Olof Nyholm and Helina Hakkanen?Nyholm

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