Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm

Psychopathy and Law

A Practitioner's Guide
Herausgegeben von Nyholm, Jan-Olof

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This guide to psychopathy--one of the most difficult disorders to diagnose and treat--is for individuals whose careers bring them in contact with psychopathic minds. Relevant to law, the military, social and health services, politics, and business, this book provides unique strategies to gain understanding of the psychopathic mind, using case studies to detail the specific skills of the psychopath, including influence-making, impression management, and manipulative behavior. Special attention is given to the relationship of psychopathic behavior to criminal justice systems and civil proceedings. Comprehensive and informative, this is an excellent resource for those who work with psychopaths in the judicial system.

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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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 165mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780470972373
• ISBN-10: 0470972378
• Artikelnr.: 34546518

Autorenporträt

Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm is CEO of PsyJuridica Ltd., and an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Psychology at the University of Helsinki. She has published over 40 scientific papers on issues relating to psychopathy, violent crime, interview and risk assessment, and is the editor of the first Finnish textbook on psychopathy, Psykopatia. Jan-Olof Nyholm is a founding member and the Chairman of PsyJurdica Ltd. He has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement (both at an international and national level), and has published several works on psychopathy and interviewing.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Editors xi About the Contributors xiii Preface xix 1 Introduction
1 Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm and Jan-Olof Nyholm The Nature of Psychopathy 1
Short History 5 Measurement 5 Practical Application and Study Populations 7
Future Directions 8 The Structure of This Text 9 References 12 2 Assessment
17 Michael J. Vitacco, David A. Lishner, and Craig S. Neumann Psychometric
Properties of PCL Instruments 19 Psychopathy and the Law: Focus on the
Insanity Defense 22 Potential Misuses of PCL Instruments in Legal
Proceedings 25 Admissibility of PCL Instruments in Adversarial Proceedings
27 Ethical Issues with PCL Measures and Predicting Risk 29 Myths Associated
with Psychopathy 30 Summary and Conclusions 32 References 32 3 Psychopathy
and Brain Function: Empirical Findings and Legal Implications 39
Christopher Patrick, Noah C. Venables, and Jennifer Skeem Introduction 39
Diagnostic Distinctions 40 Brain Measurement Techniques 43 Neuroimaging
Studies of Psychopathy 45 Electrocortical Studies of Psychopathy 60 Key
Assumptions in Research on Brain Function in Psychopathy That Constrain
Stability, Interpretation, and Practical Utility of Findings 65
Acknowledgements 70 References 71 4 Cognition-Emotion Interactions in
Psychopathy: Implications for Theory and Practice 79 Arielle R.
Baskin-Sommers and Joseph P. Newman Theoretical Perspectives on Psychopathy
80 Practical Issues in Psychopathy 86 Judicial Practice: Culpability and
Post-incarceration Release 88 Treatment 91 References 92 5 Psychopathy
inWomen: Presentation, Assessment, and Management 99 Caroline Logan and
Ghitta Weizmann-Henelius Introduction 99 The Construct of Psychopathy and
Its Presence inWomen 100 How PsychopathicWomen Present 104 The Practical
Management ofWomenWith Psychopathic Traits 112 Future Directions in
Practice and Research 118 References 120 6 Psychopathic Features in
Adolescence 127 Nina Lindberg Personality Disorder in Adolescence 127 The
Relationship of Psychopathic Traits in Childhood and AdolescenceWith
Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder 128 Biological Factors
128 Psychosocial Factors 130 Psychopathic Traits and Juvenile Criminality
130 Stability of Psychopathic Traits 131 On Treatment 133 References 134 7
Psychopathy and Violent Crime 139 Mary Ellen O'Toole and Helinä
Häkkänen-Nyholm Psychological Analyses of Violent Behavior 141 Psychopathy
and Law Enforcement 142 Base Rate of Psychopathy in Criminals 143
Crime-related Behavior 145 How to Identify Psychopaths From a Pool of
Suspects 149 Concluding Remarks 152 References 152 8 Predatory Violence and
Psychopathy 159 J. Reid Meloy The Science of Predatory Violence 160
Measurement 163 Predatory Violence and the Psychopath 165 Legal and
Judicial Issues 168 TheWay Forward: Future Research and Applications 170
References 171 9 Psychopathy in Economical Crime, Organized Crime, andWar
Crimes 177 Helinä Häkänen-Nyholm and Jan-Olof Nyholm Economical Crime 179
Organized Crime 183 War Crimes 192 Future Research and Practical
Applications 197 References 199 10 Forever a Psychopath? Psychopathy and
the Criminal Career Trajectory 201 Julia Shaw and Stephen Porter
Introduction 201 Psychopathy in Children and Youth 205 Violent Offending
209 Sex Offending 212 Conclusion 214 References 214 11 Psychopathy in
Prisons 223 Hannu Lauerma Introduction 223 The Offending Psychopath and
Society 224 Psychopathy and the Prison Staff 226 Psychiatric Care 228
Measures Against Psychopathic Behavior 232 References 234 12 Psychopathy in
Families: Implications for Clinical Interviews and Civil Proceedings 235
Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm Intimate Relationships 237 Parenthood 245 Working
with Psychopaths in a Clinical Setting 248 Manifestation of Psychopathy in
Civil Proceedings 251 References 256 13 Interpersonal Aspects and
Interviewing Psychopaths 261 Jan-Olof Nyholm and Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm
Introduction 261 The Psychopath's Interpersonal Behavior 264 Deception and
Manipulation 267 Threat of Violence 272 Practical Tips for Interviewing
Psychopathic Individuals 273 References 279 Index 287