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The role of neurological and psychological explanations in legal judgments of psychopathic wrongdoers

Julia MarshallDepartment of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Scott O. LilienfeldDepartment of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Helen MaybergDepartment of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Steven E. ClarkDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
Pages 412-436 | Received 30 Jun 2016, Accepted 22 Jan 2017, Published online: 20 Feb 2017

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Rheanna J. Remmel, Andrea L. Glenn & Jennifer Cox. (2019) Biological Evidence Regarding Psychopathy Does Not Affect Mock Jury Sentencing. Journal of Personality Disorders 33:2, pages 164-184.
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