Abstract
ABSTRACT Psychopathy is a serious personality disorder often implicated in criminal behavior, including sexual offenses. The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is the most frequently used assessment tool for measuring psychopathy, often utilized by experts in assessments of people charged or convicted of sexual offenses. Despite its widespread use in this context, there are important questions about its suitability, given extant research on sexual recidivism and existing legal precedent. We provide an extensive overview of evolving legal precedent involving psychopathy and sexual offenses, with an emphasis on civil commitment and the limitations of using diagnoses involving antisocial behaviors.
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