Violence Risk in Criminal Offender Populations

Forensic Neuroscience and Violence is a comprehensive and internationally relevant resource for forensic practitioners, graduate students, legal scholars, and academics in the field of forensic neuorscience and neurocriminology. It emphasizes the most current neuropsychological and neuroimaging research on violent and sexually violent offender populations and neuorpsychiatric and neurological conditions that lead to violence.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 03 March 2022
Publisher: Wiley

Forensic neuroscience and violence is a comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of the intersection of neuroscience, violence, and the law. This book brings together the latest empirical research on the neuroscience of various violent and sexually violent criminal offender populations, as well as various neuordevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurological disorders that may place individuals at risk for violence. It also delves into the forensic application of neuorpsychological assessment and neuorimaging methods to legal proceedings (neurolaw).

The book is designed to be a valuable resource for a wide range of forensic practitioners, graduate students, legal scholars, and academics in the field of forensic neuroscience and neurocriminology. It specifically emphasizes the most current neuropsychological and neuroimaging research on violent and sexually violent offender populations, as well as neuorpsychiatric and neurological conditions that lead to violence, and ultimately, to the courtroom.

The book is authored by John Matthew Fabian, a national expert in forensic psychology and neuropsychology. Fabian presents a detailed and profound analysis of the neuroscience of both psychiatric and neurological disorders, focusing on both brain structure and function and their relationship to violence. He provides a comprehensive, precise, and meticulous overview of the neuroanatomy of violence in both juvenile and adult offenders, as well as with particular psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Throughout the book, case examples and caselaw are used to illustrate the practical applications of forensic neuroscience and neurocriminology. These examples help to demonstrate how neuorpsychological assessment and neuorimaging methods can be used to inform legal decisions and improve the understanding of violent behavior.

In conclusion, Forensic neuroscience and violence is a comprehensive and essential resource for anyone interested in the intersection of neuroscience, violence, and the law. It provides a thorough and up-to-date exploration of the field, and offers valuable insights into the neuropsychological and neuroimaging research on violent and sexually violent offender populations, as well as neuorpsychiatric and neurological conditions that lead to violence. The book is written by a distinguished author and is designed to be a valuable resource for forensic practitioners, graduate students, legal scholars, and academics.

Dimension: 244. x 170. (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781118832264