Table of Contents

Contributors Introduction: Forensic Psychopathology and Treatment; An Introduction THEORETICAL INTRODUCTION 1. Defining Forensic Psycho(patho)logy 2. Scientific Research in Forensic Samples DEVELOPMENT OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR 3. Children at Risk for Serious Conduct Problems 4. Biological approaches to externalizing disorders and juvenile psychopathic traits 5. Juvenile Offenders 6. Conscience; Moral cognitions, moral emotions, and moral behavior PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND CRIME 7. Deception: Faking good or bad 8. Aggression 9. Personality disorder and crime 10. Contemporary approaches to psychopathy 11. Violent offenders: Neurobiology and Crime 12. Safe community reintegration of sex offenders through Circles of Support and Accountability 13. Psychotic disorders and violence: what do we know so far 14. Aggressive Behavior in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: Theories and Treatment 15. Autism and (Violent) Offending: An Overview of Current Knowledge, Risk Factors, and Treatment RISK ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION 16. Risk management in forensic psychiatry: integrating a social network approach 17. Forensic rehabilitation: a phase of transition on a lifelong risk (and health) continuum

About the Author

Dr Maaike Cima works at the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and has been an academic in the field of Forensic Psychiatry since 2001. One of her most important publications is the article 'Psychopaths know right from wrong, but just don’t care' (SCAN, 2010). Her current research builds on this study, examining moral cognitions, moral emotions, and moral behaviour in (delinquent) juveniles.