Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior Overview

Psychopathy and criminal behavior course overview. Hello, everyone.

Welcome to Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior. Before we define anything, consider this: two

people can commit harm; one in a moment of rage, one with calm calculation. Two people can lie;

one out of fear, one with practiced ease. Two people can show charm; one because

they are socially skilled, one because charm is a tool. In public discourse,

we often call the second person a psychopath, but that label is not analysis.

It is a placeholder for confusion. In this course, we replace the placeholder with a disciplined

framework: definitions, measurement, competing explanations, developmental pathways, and real-world outcomes,