Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior

Paulo Barbosa Marques is a chartered clinical and forensic psychologist and a law enforcement officer. He began his law enforcement career serving as a frontline police officer in the Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP) and later as a criminal investigator at the Criminal Investigation Department – Organized Crime Brigade. Paulo is now an inspector at the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF), the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service. He holds a Master’s in Law and Security from the Faculty of Law - NOVA University of Lisbon, a postgraduate diploma in Internal Security, and a Licentiate degree in Psychology. Over the past years, his research has focused on the police officers, prosecutors and judges perceptions of investigative interviewing operational practices and training needs in Portugal. Paulo regularly presents at conferences to both academics and practitioners. Dr. Mauro Paulino is Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and Lead Coordinator at MIND Institute of Clinical and Forensic Psychology, Portugal. He obtained his MS in Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences from the University of Lisbon and his PhD in Forensic Psychology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Dr. Paulino’s research focuses on spousal and family violence and his clinical practice includes psychological consultation, psychotherapy, and neuropsychology. He is a member of the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC) and the Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics Laboratory (PsyAssessmentLab). Dr. Paulino has authored led other Elsevier titles, including Police Psychology, Forensic Psychology of Spousal Violence, and Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior. Laura Alho is a forensic psychologist and an assistant professor of the Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Aveiro, in collaboration with IBILI (Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra) and the Karolinska Institute (Sweden), a masters’ degree in Forensic Psychology, and a post-graduation in Criminology. She has professional training in Victimology, Criminal Profiling, Psychology of Justice and Criminal Investigation. She is a member of several scientific associations and member of the Cognition and People Centric Computing Labs (CopeLabs) and Human-Environment Interaction Lab (HEI-Lab), from Lusófona University. Her line of research is psychology of testimony. She is an author and coordinator of scientific publications and a guest lecturer at several universities and justice entities.

"...The editors have impressive scholarly and applied experiences in criminology, psychology, and the forensic sciences, and their diverse professional experiences translate into a highly accessible and eminently interesting volume. The book is valuable for criminologists, consultants, attorneys, prosecutors, true crime aficionados, and criminal justice students alike, and is worthy of a read. Psychopathyand criminal behavior: Current trends and challenges is the most useful, insightful, and cogent volume on psychopathy in my library" --Journal of Forensic Sciences

• 1. Practical considerations for the clinical and forensic use of psychopathy2. The emergence and development of psychopathy3. Neural correlates of psychopathy: A comprehensive review4. Emotional functioning in psychopathy. A critical review and integration with general emotion theories5. The development of psychopathy through the lifespan and its relation to offending6. Assessment of psychopathy and antisocial behavior7. The concept of psychopathy and risk assessment: Historical developments, contemporary considerations and future directions8. Communicating with psychopaths in law enforcement settings9. Negotiating with the psychopathic hostage taker10. Interviewing psychopaths: Toward a science of investigative interviewing of psychopathic suspects11. Psychopathy evidence in legal proceedings12. Psychopathy, offending style and crime scene behavior13. Psychopathy and drug-related crime and violence14. Are gang members psychopaths?15. Psychopathy and sexual offending over the life course: An exploratory longitudinal investigation16. Psychopathy is integral to understanding homicide and violence17. Psychopathy in human trafficking offenders: Current trends and challenges18. Psychopathy and terrorist involvement19. Psychopathy and corporate crime20. Psychopathy: Cybercrime and cyber abuse21. Psychopathy and animal cruelty offenders22. Treatment of psychopathic offenders: A Review of research, past, and current practice