Introduction
Part I
Chapter 1: The Moral Foundations of Psychopathy
Chapter 2: The First Golden Age - Degeneration
Chapter 3: The Second Golden Age - Psychopathy
Chapter 4: The Politics of Psychopathy
Chapter 5: The Adjustable Psychopathy Portfolio
Chapter 6: The Culture of Psychopathy
Part II
Chapter 7: The Language of Persuasion
Chapter 8: Neurobiology and Psychopathy
Chapter 9: Conclusion – The Parlor Game
Appendix A: Morality and Psychopathy
Appendix B: The Psychometrics of Psychopathy – On Factor Structures
and Heritability Coefficients
"The Myth of the Born Psychopath presents something truly new, a comprehensive treatment of psychopathy's defects. It is an important and necessary work. Indeed, its message deserves widespread attention." -- Cary Federman, Department of Justice Studies, Montclair State University "I congratulate the authors of The Myth of the Born Criminal on writing what is the most sustained and compelling critique of the contemporary use of the concept of psychopathy to date." -- Richard Weisman, Law and Society Program, Department of Social Science, York University
Jarkko Jalava is a college professor of
criminology in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at
Okanagan College.
Stephanie Griffiths is a college professor in
the Department of Psychology at Okanagan College.
Michael Maraun is a professor in the Department
of Psychology at Simon Fraser University.
"I congratulate the authors of The Myth of the Born Criminal on
writing what is the most sustained and compelling critique of the
contemporary use of the concept of psychopathy to date."--Richard
Weisman, Law and Society Program, Department of Social Science,
York University
"The Myth of the Born Psychopath presents something truly new, a
comprehensive treatment of psychopathy's defects. It is an
important and necessary work. Indeed, its message deserves
widespread attention."--Cary Federman, Department of Justice
Studies, Montclair State University
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