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It is noteworthy that the title of the NATO ASI from which this book emerged was “Psychopathy: Theory, Research, and Implications for Society.” As the other chapters make clear, over the course of 10 days there was much discussion of theory and research concerning psychopathy. While some of the presentations and discussions addressed the behavior of psychopathy and its effect on society, there was relatively little mention of the implications of the concept for society. In other words — how can or should our knowledge of psychopathy affect society?
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Ogloff, J.R.P., Lyon, D.R. (1998). Legal issues Associated with the Concept of Psychopathy. In: Cooke, D.J., Forth, A.E., Hare, R.D. (eds) Psychopathy: Theory, Research and Implications for Society. NATO ASI Series, vol 88. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3965-6_17
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