ABSTRACT
The clinician chooses assessment instruments and methods based on the clinical setting, referral question, and patient presentation. In settings where referral questions involve issues of prediction, the Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R) has earned a central role in many types of evaluation. This is particularly true in correctional, forensic, and community domestic abuse programs, and more recently in organizational settings, where malignant personalities often maneuver themselves into leadership or critical consulting positions (Babiak, 2000; see Chapter 18). The PCL-R's status as a robust predictor of criminal activity and violent recidivism has been well established and widely recognized for three decades (Hare, 1991; Quinsey, Harris, Rice & Cormier, 1998; also see Table 8.1).
