A study finds flaws in the use of scores from psychopathy tests in court, but fails to address the influence on juries of cultural portrayals of psychopathy.

A psychological assessment test often used to evaluate psychopathy in Canadian criminal cases is unreliable and prone to ...

Robert L. Roberson III was scheduled for execution in Texas on October 16. He won a stay, but the case isn't over. He was convicted of the murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. The ...

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