Homework answers / question archive / After reviewing the material on psychopathology and the criteria for psychopaths, and understanding that Hare never intended for the psychopathy scale to be used for reasons other than research:  1) What are your thoughts and opinions on it being used to determine prosecution, sentencing, and whether someone should be paroled? Why?  Be sure to consider and include in your response, the Robert Dixon case from your assigned reading, "Can A Test Really Tell Who's A Psychopath?"

After reviewing the material on psychopathology and the criteria for psychopaths, and understanding that Hare never intended for the psychopathy scale to be used for reasons other than research:  1) What are your thoughts and opinions on it being used to determine prosecution, sentencing, and whether someone should be paroled? Why?  Be sure to consider and include in your response, the Robert Dixon case from your assigned reading, "Can A Test Really Tell Who's A Psychopath?"

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After reviewing the material on psychopathology and the criteria for psychopaths, and understanding that Hare never intended for the psychopathy scale to be used for reasons other than research: 


1) What are your thoughts and opinions on it being used to determine prosecution, sentencing, and whether someone should be paroled? Why? 
Be sure to consider and include in your response, the Robert Dixon case from your assigned reading, "Can A Test Really Tell Who's A Psychopath?"