The Criminal Psychopath: History, Neuroscience, Treatment, and Economics by: Kent A. Kiehl and Morris B. Hoffman |
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This article surveys the history of psychopathic personality, from its origins in psychiatric folklore to its modern assessment in the forensic arena. Individuals with psychopathic personality, or psychopaths, have an enormous impact on society in general and a disproportionate impact on the criminal justice system. Psychopaths are 20 to 25 times more likely than nonpsychopaths to be in prison and four to eight times more likely to violently recidivate--yet they are resistant to most forms of treatment. This article, in addition to presenting the most current clinical efforts and neuroscience research in the field of psychopathy, also highlights a recent, compelling, and cost-effective treatment program that has shown a significant reduction in violent recidivism in youth on a putative trajectory to psychopathic personality.
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