Draw on theories and empirical evidence to critically discuss the relationship between psychopathy and criminal behaviour.

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Draw on theories and empirical evidence to critically discuss the relationship between psychopathy and criminal behaviour.

-describe the relationship. (psychopaths engage in more violence and more likely to offend. draw on evidence)

– use evidence/theories and empirical evidence to discuss the relationship between psychopathy and criminal behaviour.

-introduction; give an overall base of what the essay will consist of (a map of the essay)

-describe the relationship

– find the emprical evidence of why that relationship exist?

-neurological mechanisms?

fMRI emotional facial expression Blaire (2013)

neuroimaging research; Contreras-Rodriguez (2014)

-empathy? Lamm, Decety & Singer 2011. is empathy associated with certain parts of the brain? is this part different in normal offenders and psychopaths?

– cognitive deficits? Decety, Skelly and Kiehl (2013) compared prisoners level of psychopathy.

Empathic processing in children Lockwood (2013)

Puzzo et al (2017) Abnormal child psychology

-attachment styles?