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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255191103321

Autore

DeLisi Matt

Titolo

Psychopathy as Unified Theory of Crime / / by Matt DeLisi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137469076

1137469072

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

Palgrave's Frontiers in Criminology Theory, , 2945-6568

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Crime - Sociological aspects

Criminology

Forensic psychology

Corrections

Punishment

Community psychology

Sociology

Crime and Society

Forensic  Psychology

Prison and Punishment

Community Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Why Psychopathy as Unified Theory of Crime? -- Chapter 2: Psychopathy, Its Etiology, and the Nature of Crime -- Chapter 3: Psychopathy, Assessment, and the Structure of Crime -- Chapter 4: Psychopathy and the Life-Course -- Chapter 5: Psychopathy and Criminal Offenders -- Chapter 6: Psychopathy and Biosocial Criminology -- Chapter 7: Psychopathy and the Criminal Justice System -- Chapter 8: Conclusion. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book applies the psychopathy concept toward the understanding of crime. Drawing on hundreds of studies and his own clinical, research, and practitioner experience working with the most antisocial and violent offenders, the author demonstrates that psychopathy can



explain all forms of crime across the life course, and also examines the biosocial foundations of the disorder. With an abundance of case studies and historical references, written in a distinctive writing style, the book is equally fascinating to the academic scholar and the true crime buff alike.