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The Myth of the Born Criminal - Psychopathy, Neurobiology, and the Creation of the Modern Degenerate (Paperback)
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The Myth of the Born Criminal - Psychopathy, Neurobiology, and the Creation of the Modern Degenerate (Paperback)
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By some estimates, there are as many as twelve million psychopaths
in the United States alone. Cold-blooded, remorseless, and
strangely charismatic, they commit at least half of all serious and
violent crimes. Supposedly, most serial killers are psychopaths,
as, surprisngly, are large numbers of corporate executives. They
seem to be an inescapable, and fascinating, threat in our midst.
But is psychopathy a brain disorder, as many scientists now claim?
Or is it just a reflection of modern society's deepest fears? The
Myth of the Born Criminal offers the first comprehensive critique
of the concept of psychopathy from the eighteenth-century origins
of the born-criminal theory to the latest neuroimaging, behavioural
genetics, and statistical studies. Jarkko Jalava, Stephanie
Griffiths, and Michael Maraun use their expertise in
neuropsychology, psychometrics, and criminology to dispel the myth
that psychopathy is a biologically-based condition. Deconstructing
the emotive language with which both research scientists and
reporters describe the psychopaths among us, they explain how the
idea of psychopathy offers a comforting neurobiological solution to
the mystery of evil. A stunning merger of rigorous science and
clear-sighted cultural analysis, The Myth of the Born Criminal is
for anyone who wonders just what truth - or fiction - lurks behind
the study of psychopathy.
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