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2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

7. Psychopathy and the Criminal Justice System

Author : Matt DeLisi

Published in: Psychopathy as Unified Theory of Crime

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US

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Abstract

The chapter examines psychopathy and its relation to the criminal justice system. The chapter argues that psychopathy explains the generally poor responsiveness to correctional treatment and punishment displayed by serious offenders. A general rule of thumb is that 70 percent of prisoners will be re-incarcerated within three years of release; thus for serious offenders, the criminal career is characterized by a revolving door of criminal justice system involvement. This is particularly true among psychopathic offenders who display aberrant fear conditioning which contributes to deficits in learning from punishment. The affective displays of psychopathic offenders, especially the remorselessness and failure to acknowledge responsibility for their crimes, are also examined. The state of the treatment literature and psychopathy is also examined.

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Metadata
Title
Psychopathy and the Criminal Justice System
Author
Matt DeLisi
Copyright Year
2016
Book
Psychopathy as Unified Theory of Crime

Print ISBN: 978-1-137-46909-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-46907-6

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46907-6_7