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The two-century literature on psychopathy has consistently indicated the construct is intertwined with rule violation and oftentimes criminal behavior. Accordingly, the history of risk for recidivism assessment practices has been heavily influenced, and at times largely guided by, this personality concept. The broad purpose of this chapter is to familiarize readers with these two interconnected histories to underscore the importance of considering the construct of psychopathy in contemporary risk assessment practice without mistaking psychopathy assessment itself for the risk assessment. With consideration of quantitative reviews and meta-analyses for offending behavior and violence, the chapter describes a history of the psychopathy concept—predominantly assessed with the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; Hare, 1991 , Hare, 2003 )—relative to the history of modern violence risk assessment practice. Discussion regarding the influence of the PCL-R as a stand-alone measure and in a combined approach within contemporary forensic risk assessment practices is concluded with recent research on the use of psychopathy assessment measures in structured professional judgment risk assessment. Implications for consideration by clinicians assessing risk for recidivism are provided in addition to future research directions. |
