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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > ethnic differences in psychopathy
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ethnic differences in psychopathy  

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  • Psychopathic personality disorder comprises a distinct collection of deviant affective, interpersonal, and behavioral features. Results of psychopathy testing can sway life-altering decisions for the examinee, including granting of parole, outcome in sexually violent predator civil commitment trials, gaining access to treatment, and even being sentenced to death. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Ethnic Differences in Psychopathy]

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