The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Forensic Neuroscience offers in-depth and enlightening coverage of the neurobiology of sex and sexual attraction, aggressive behavior, and emotion regulation; the neurobiological bases to risk factors for offending such as genetics, developmental, alcohol and drugs, and mental disorders; and the neurobiology of offending, including psychopathy, antisocial personality disorders, and violent and sexual offending.

Table of Contents

• Volume 1
• About the Editors
• List of Contributors
• Part I. Introduction
• 1. Neuroscience in Forensic Settings: Origins and Recent Developments
• 2. A Brief Introduction to Neuroscience
• Part II. General Neuroscience Research
• 3. The Neurobiology of Aggressive Behavior
• 4. The Neurobiology of Sexual Behavior and Sexual Attraction
• 5. Reward Sensitivity and Behavioral Control: Neuroimaging Evidence for Brain Systems Underlying Risk-Taking Behavior
• 6. The Neurobiology of Emotion Regulation
• 7. The Social Neuroscience of Empathy and its Relationship to Moral Behavior
• 8. The Neuroscience of Deception
• Part III. Neurobiology of Offending
• 9. The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychopathy
• 10. Antisocial Personality Disorder
• 11. Offenders with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• 12. The Neuroscience of Violent Offending
• 13. The Neuroscience of Sexual Offending
• 14. The Neuroscience of Acquisitive/Impulsive Offending
• 15. Neurobiology of Brain Injury and its Link with Violence and Extreme Single and Multiple Homicides
• 16. The Neurobiology of Offending Behavior in Adolescence
• 17. Alcohol-Related Aggression and Violence
• Volume 2
• Part IV. Neurobiological Bases to Risk Factors for Offending
• 18. Genetic Contributions to the Development of Psychopathic Traits and Antisocial Behavior in Youths
• 19. Developmental Risk Factors
• 20. Mental Illness as a Putative Risk Factor for Violence and Aggression
• 21. Modifying Risk Factors Building Strengths
• Part V. Rehabilitation
• 22. Engaging with Forensic Populations A Biologically Informed Approach
• 23. Brain Scanning and Therapeutics: How Do You Know Unless You Look? Neuroimaging Guided Treatment in Forensic Settings
• 24. Therapy for Acquired Brain Injury
• 25. The Impact of Physical Exercise on Antisocial Behavior: A Neurocognitive Perspective
• 26. Treating Emotion Dysregulation in Antisocial Behavior: A Neuroscientific Perspective
• 27. The Pharmacological Treatment of Sex Offenders
• 28. Understanding and Using Compassion-Focused Therapy in Forensic Settings
• 29. The Neurobiology of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy
• 30. Adjusting the Lens: A Developmental Perspective for Treating Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems
• Part VI. Ethical, Legal, and Political Implications
• 31. The Impact of Neglect, Trauma, and Maltreatment on Neurodevelopment: Implications for Juvenile Justice Practice, Programs, and Policy
• 32. Forensic Neuropsychology and Violence: Neuroscientific and Legal Implications
• 33. Forensic Neuropsychology in the Criminal Court: A Socio-legal Perspective
• 34. Forensic Neuropsychology: Social, Cultural, and Political Implications
• Part VII. Conclusions
• 35. Explanation in Forensic Neuroscience
• 36. Considerations for the Forensic Practitioner
• EULA