ABSTRACT
For over two centuries, psychopathy has stood as perhaps the most formidable risk factor for antisocial behavior, crime, and violence. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychopathy and Crime presents the state-of-the-art on the full landscape of research on antisocial behavior that employs psychopathy as a central correlate. It is the largest and most comprehensive work of its kind, and includes contributions from renowned scholars from around the world.
Organized into five distinctive sections, this book covers the etiology of psychopathy; the measurement of psychopathy; the association between psychopathy and diverse forms of homicidal and sexual offending, including serial murder, sexual homicide, rape and child molestation; criminal careers and psychopathy; the role of psychopathy in criminal justice system supervision, including institutional misconduct, noncompliance, and recidivism.
This book is an essential resource for students and researchers in criminology, psychology, and criminal justice and will be of interested to all those interested in criminal behavior, sexual and violent crime, forensic psychology and forensic mental health.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|184 pages
Etiology of psychopathy
part II|91 pages
Measurement of psychopathy
chapter 14|9 pages
Psychopathic Personality Traits Model (PPTM)
chapter 15|16 pages
The PCL–R family of psychopathy measures
chapter 17|11 pages
The triarchic model of psychopathy among incarcerated male youths
part III|149 pages
Homicide, sexual offending, and psychopathy
part IV|149 pages
Criminal careers, comorbidities, and psychopathy
chapter 31|15 pages
Developmental pathways to adolescent callous–unemotional traits
chapter 32|15 pages
Psychopathic traits and substance use
chapter 36|17 pages
Psychopathic traits and conduct problems predicting bullying and victimization
part V|107 pages
The criminal justice system and psychopathy