Used carefully, psychopathy research can help the law make better decisions. Used carelessly, it can turn a contested ...

Murderous psychopaths might make great movie villains, but research now suggests that these emotionless killers simply don't ...

One of the most enduring ideas about crime — and violence more broadly — is that a lot of it is committed by people we call “psychopaths.” If you didn’t grow up with procedurals like “Law & Order: SVU ...

Psychopathic people are everywhere – from books and movies to newspaper articles and academic papers. But while such questions are usually asked with confidence, the answers are far less ...

Psychopathy has long been associated with murderers, notorious criminals, and the gripping true crime stories that dominate Netflix documentaries. But our recent research is showing they have a ...

Think of a psychopath and you probably picture someone dangerous, someone whose ruthless self-interest leads to great harm for others and considerable success for themselves. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ...