Work

Do we need to treat psychopathy like psychiatry in criminal law?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This manuscript reviews the differences between psychiatry and psychopathy, as well as why modern laws have different punishments for psychiatric patients compared to normal people and then expresses the rationality of differentiating punishments for psychopaths in the legal system under contemporary research on the brain and genes, and discusses the serious consequences this behavior may bring.

Source: Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies

DOI: 10.61173/0edygh18

Author: Baizhen Li

Language: English

Topic: Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4409650457

FWCI:

Cites: 2

Cited by:

Related to: 10