Forensic Neuroscience and Violence

"Dr. Fabian and his co-authors breathe new life into our understanding of the psychodynamics, psychopathology, and neurobiology of violence in this massive and masterful textbook for our lifetime. This monumental volume underscores a fundamental scientific truth: without data, theory is just speculation; without theory data is just counting." —J. Reid Meloy, PhD, ABPP, Forensic Psychologist and Research Psychoanalyst "In criminal forensic work, violence seems to be a perpetual issue, as does the evolution of our understanding of individuals who commit violent acts against others. Dr. Fabian has pulled together the most comprehensive review and analysis of the current state of our understanding of violence and its progenitors available in any single source. If you work in the criminal arena, attorney or expert, you will be glad you have this resource so easily accessible." —Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at Texas A&M University and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology "Forensic Neuroscience and Violence is an excellent compendium of the relation of neuropsychology and neuroscience to the manifold problems of violence that beset the criminal and civil justice systems. It is a reference work that should be on the shelf of any researcher or practitioner who addresses violent conduct." —Stephen J. Morse, J.D., PH.D., Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law & Professor of Psychology and Law in Psychiatry, U. of Pennsylvania Discover the most up-to-date information on the forensic neuroscience of violence Forensic Neuroscience and Violence offers a contemporary, rigorous, and comprehensive examination of the intersection of neuroscience, violence, and the law. Drawing on the most current empirical research, this volume explores neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurological conditions and empirically based risk factors associated with violent and sexually violent behavior, while translating complex neuroscientific findings into meaningful forensic and legal applications in the courtroom. Informed by feedback from leading scholars and forensic professionals, the book integrates interdisciplinary perspectives from neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, and law. Through detailed case examples and relevant caselaw, the book examines the forensic use of neuropsychological assessment and neuroimaging methods within criminal legal proceedings, presenting forensic neuroscience, neurocriminology, and neurolaw in a fundamental, coherent, and practical manner. Particular emphasis is placed on the neuroanatomy of brain dysfunction in both juvenile and adult offender populations, and on how these impairments relate to violence and the specific forensic legal questions posed to experts. Authored by John Matthew Fabian, PSY.D., J.D., ABPP, a nationally recognized expert in forensic psychology and neuropsychology, this work integrates decades of clinical, forensic, and courtroom experience. Dr. Fabian provides a meticulous analysis of neuropsychological and neuroscientific risk factors for violence and aggression, demonstrating how these findings inform forensic mental health assessment, expert testimony, and the law. Forensic Neuroscience and Violence is an essential resource for professionals in forensic neuropsychology, forensic psychology, forensic psychiatry, and neurocriminology, as well as for attorneys, judges, graduate students, researchers, and academics working at the intersection of neuroscience and the criminal justice system. It will also earn a valued place in the libraries of those working in violence and sexual violence risk assessment, criminal behavior and neurocriminology, developmental psychopathology, social work, addiction and dual-diagnosis, and related disciplines.

About the Editor x About the Contributors xi Foreword xix Preface xxi Section I Neurodevelopment and Violence 1 1 Complex Trauma, Attachment, Neurodevelopment, and Violence 3 John Matthew Fabian 2 The Neuroscience Behind Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Violence 43 Natalie Novick Brown 3 The Intellectually Disabled Violent Offender 69 Stephen Greenspan and John Driscoll 4 Neuroscience of Autistic Violence 86 John Matthew Fabian and Clare Sarah Allely 5 Neuroscience of Language Disorders and Violence 102 John Matthew Fabian 6 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders and Developmental Criminality and Violence 115 Robert Eme 7 The Antisocial & Conduct Disordered Juvenile Offender: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective 136 Daniel F. Connor and Michael Chen 8 Neuroscience of Conduct Disorder 149 John Matthew Fabian 9 Traumatic Brain Injury and the Juvenile Offender 174 John Matthew Fabian 10 Adolescent Homicide and the Brain 185 John Matthew Fabian 11 Developmental Neurolegal Perspectives of Adolescent Sexual Offending and Juvenile Delinquency 195 Hugo B. Morais and Kelcey L. Puszkiewicz Section II Neuroscience of Psychiatric Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Violence 203 12 A Neurobiological Perspective of Violence in Schizophrenia: Risk Factors, Explanatory Models, and Violence Risk Assessment 205 John Stratton and Robert E. Hanlon 13 Neuroscience of Bipolar Disorder and Violence 220 Norma Verdolini, Isabella Pacchiarotti, Anna Giménez-Palomo, Susana Gomes-da-Costa, Gerard Anmella, Giovanna Fico, Lidia Ilzarbe, Lluc Colomer, Eduard Vieta, and John Matthew Fabian 14 The Veteran Who Kills: PTSD, TBI, and the Brain 239 Cynthia Boyd 15 Borderline Personality Disorder, Violence, and the Brain 258 Jaeger Lam, Elizabeth Infante, and Anthony C. Ruocco 16 Neuroscience of Violence and Suicidal Behavior 275 Birgit Ludwig and Yogesh Dwivedi 17 Traumatic Brain Injury and Violence in Adults 288 David Paul, Sanjay Adhia, and Annette M. LananCrain 18 Forensic Neuroscience, Epilepsy, and Violence 303 John Matthew Fabian 19 Executive Functioning in Criminal Offender Populations 311 Tânia Seruca 20 The Neuropsychology of Executive Functioning and Violence 327 Jesse Meijers, Joke M. Harte, and Gerben Meynen Section III Neuroscience and Criminal Offender Typologies 341 21 Neuroscience of Reactive versus Instrumental Violent Offenders 343 John Matthew Fabian 22 The Psychopathic Offender 356 Nathaniel E. Anderson, Lyn Gaudet Kiehl, and Kent A. Kiehl 23 Neuropsychological, Neurodevelopmental, and Psychosocial Risk Factors in Serial and Mass Murderers 374 Clare Sarah Allely 24 Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging with Male Batterers and Domestic Violence Perpetrators 412 Natalia Bueso-Izquierdo, Natalia Hidalgo-Ruzzante, Julia C. Daugherty, and Miguel Pérez-García 25 Neuroscience of the Adult Stalker 422 Donatella Marazziti Section IV Neuroscience of Sex Offenders 433 26 The Neuroscience of Adolescent and Adult Male Sex Offenders 435 Hugo B. Morais and Christian C. Joyal 27 Neuroscience of Pedophiles and Child Molesters 447 Gilian Tenbergen, Jonas Kneer, Charlotte Gibbels, and Tillmann Krueger 28 Neuroscience of Rapists and Sexual Murderers 461 John Matthew Fabian Section V Neuroscience of Substance Use and Violence 475 29 Substance Abuse and Violence: Neurobiological, Neuropsychological, and Neuropsychiatric Perspectives 477 Jonathan J. Lipman 30 Neurocognitive Deficits, Substance Abuse, and Violence 503 Diana Fishbein and Jacoba Rock 31 Neuroscience of Alcoholism and Violence 517 John Matthew Fabian and Shawn K. Acheson 32 Schizophrenia, Methamphetamine-Induced Psychosis, the Brain, and Violence 534 John Matthew Fabian Section VI Contemporary Issues in Forensic Neuroscience 575 33 Forensic Neuropsychological Assessment of Violence 577 Charles J. Golden, Jason Jimenez, and Lisa K. Lashley 34 Neuroimaging of Aggression and Violence 591 Tania M. Michaels, Vivek Datta, and Joseph R. Simpson 35 Neurology of Aggression 606 Pamela Blake 36 Neurological Evaluation of Violent Offenders 621 John A. Bertelson 37 Applications of Forensic Neuroscience and the Law 643 Gary E. Marchant 38 Neuroscience, Violence, Criminal Responsibility and Culpability 655 Valerie Gray Hardcastle 39 Neuroscience and Violence Risk Assessment 670 John Matthew Fabian 40 Forensic Neuroscience and the Law: The Brain on Trial 678 John Matthew Fabian Index 697