{"product_id":"psychopathy-unmasked-rasmus-rosenberg-larsen-9780262552202","title":"Psychopathy Unmasked: The Rise and Fall of a Dangerous Diagnosis","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy our fascination with psychopaths is scientifically wrongheaded, and how the criminal justice system has misused the controversial science of psychopathy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePsychopathy is a widely acknowledged personality disorder associated with callous unemotional traits and antisocial behaviors. Psychopathic persons are described as dangerous predators incapable of empathy and moral intuition, and while they are believed to make up only around 1 percent of the general population, forensic experts claim they are disproportionately responsible for the majority of violent crimes. Today, psychopathy assessments are being widely used in the legal system to inform a variety of judicial decisions. In \u003ci\u003ePsychopathy Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e, Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen provides a critical rebuttal of psychopathy and its legal use, scrutinizing central claims about the diagnosis that have traditionally served to justify its role in the criminal justice system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is estimated that hundreds of thousands of offenders undergo a psychopathy assessment each year in North America. This book surveys and discusses contemporary developments in psychopathy research where studies have consistently shown that psychopathic persons, contrary to mainstream beliefs, are not meaningfully more dangerous than, or psychologically different from, ordinary non-psychopathic criminals. Based on these disqualifying findings, Larsen argues that we should end the use of psychopathy assessments in the legal system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262552205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262552202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795506286847,"sku":"9780262552202","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_608e74eb-2e3d-4d56-b602-3e23d6686bc0.jpg?v=1744947815","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/psychopathy-unmasked-rasmus-rosenberg-larsen-9780262552202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}