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Myth of the Born Criminal

Name: Myth of the Born Criminal
Brand: University of Toronto Press
SKU: 09489844
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by Stephanie Griffiths, Michael Maraun

Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2015
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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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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Psychology Criminal or forensic psychology

161.82 zł

Full title: Myth of the Born Criminal
Subtitle: Psychopathy, Neurobiology, and the Creation of the Modern Degenerate
Author: Stephanie Griffiths, Michael Maraun
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
EAN: 9781442628366
ISBN: 1442628367
ID: 09489844
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Weight: 446 g
Dimensions: 155 × 296 × 22 mm
Date of publishing: 19. June 2015