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| Robert Hare is the author of Without Conscience. |
Canada鈥檚 foremost expert in the field of psychopathy鈥攖he specific set of personality traits and behaviors that characterize psychopaths鈥攚ill present a talk at 黑料吃瓜网on Monday, Sept. 21 at 4:30 p.m.
Robert Hare, professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, will speak with students in Room 117 of the Dunn Building in a special talk hosted by Dalhousie鈥檚 Department of Psychology.
Grad student Marcus Juodis says Dr. Hare has left an indelible mark on the field of forensic research. In particular, his research on the assessment, development, neurobiology and treatment of psychopathy has gone a long way to understanding the mindset of psychopaths.
鈥淚 would say he saved the field of forensic psychology,鈥� says Mr. Juodis, a clinical psychology PhD student at Dalhousie.
Mr. Juodis explains that 30 years ago, the field of forensic psychology was in crisis. Psychologists and psychiatrists who were called before the courts to give an opinion about a person鈥檚 risk to re-offend or his/her danger to society were 鈥渨rong more often than they were right,鈥� he says. As a result, the justice system was calling into question the validity of the field and subsequent research revealed an over-prediction of violence.
鈥淪o then Robert Hare came in saying, 鈥業 think I might have something that might help,鈥欌�� relates Mr. Juodis. He developed the Hare Psychology Checklist, a diagnostic tool used to assess psychopathy and predict the likelihood of violent behavior. 鈥淚t鈥檚 reliable and valid.鈥�
Dr. Hare is the author of two books, Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us (1993) and Snakes in Suits (2006) in which he extends his theories of psychopathy to the corporate world.
In Without Conscience, Dr. Hare describes psychopaths as 鈥� social predators who charm, manipulate and ruthlessly plow their way through life, leaving a broad trail of broken hearts, shattered expectations and empty wallets.鈥�