Preface I have taught a course called “The Psychopath” every year since I began my academic career 26 years ago, and have been struck by the lack of availability of textbooks written for criminology/criminal justice students on the subject. Over the years, I have included additional content in the course beyond the focus of traditional texts on psychopathy to teach students about how theory and research on psychopathy fits within criminological theory, and about why knowing about psychopathy matters for their future roles as police officers, federal agents, corrections officers, correctional counselors, probation and parole officers, defense attorneys, prosecutors, judges, forensic psychologists, forensic scientists, death investigators, crime analysts, juvenile justice case managers, victim advocates, academic scholars, and the other positions they may hold as criminal justice graduates. Absent a text on psychopathy written for criminology/criminal justice stu- dents, I set out to educate students about the ways in which the psychopa- thy construct has historically made its way into criminology and criminal justice—in law enforcement, criminal law and the courts, corrections, juve- nile justice, and victim services. No Remorse: Psychopathy and Criminal Jus- tice is written for my students, for students in criminology/criminal justice and other social or behavioral sciences, and for criminal justice professionals and others who come into contact with the criminal justice system and the intersection of criminal justice and mental health, and for anyone who wants to learn about how the construct of psychopathy impacts criminal justice policy and practice. It has special significance for me that I am completing this book in my 26th year as a university professor. I run marathons (slowly) for fun and like the idea of being able to wake up on any given day and run 26.2 miles if I want to. Completing this book has been much more difficult than running a marathon, but I can’t help but view the experience through the marathon lens. Just as each mile in a marathon has special meaning and the person you are
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