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Dr. Luke Danagher has published an article in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry titled: "Psychopathy, neuroscience, and critical issues: A legal primer". 

Psychopathy remains a central but unsettled concept at the intersection of neuroscience, ethics, and criminal law. In a new article, Dr. Luke Danagher examines five issues of immediate legal significance: the debated neurobiological basis of psychopathy, reproducibility concerns within psychological science, limitations of key assessment instruments such as the PCL-R, the tension between dimensional models of psychopathy and law’s binary demands, and the construct’s expansion into domains such as workplace ethics.

By synthesising these literatures, the article offers guidance for courts, legal practitioners, and researchers on how to apply current science cautiously, transparently, and accurately.

Read the full article here: