Abstract

While only a small fraction of the population has extremely high psychopathology, those who do tend to be frequent and violent offenders. Individuals deemed psychopaths are overrepresented as serial killers and violent sexual offenders. This chapter uses the Netflix original show The Fall to illustrate the concept of psychopathy and the possible origins of highly violent behavior. These possible causes of psychopathy are biopsychosocial in nature, including genetics, trauma, and learned antisocial behavior. Further, the chapter discusses how society can best respond to and treat individuals high in psychopathy who have committed violent crimes.

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