Great article, directly related to my cause area too (nuclear forensics and nonproliferation).
I was wondering, have you engaged with the contemporary psychodynamic literature on malevolent traits at all? You mention NPD but only in a DSM context, whereas something like the psychodynamic diagnostic manual works on a different category set. I know they consider NPD (in its less extremely malignant and non-forensic forms) to be both quite common and inherently treatable.
I'd also mention the Shedler-Western Assessment Procedure (SWAP) with its associated DIRE risk score. It looks at how to get around the self-report problem without introducing too much other bias (I.e. tendency to rate someone as high on everything) by using cards with descriptions that you order in a deck. The idea is great, but the depth (it's intended primarily for clinical use) is a bit intimidating. Somebody looking at how to simplify the whole SWAP to something a bit less in-depth and more manageable might come up with a useful tool in this area.
Great article, directly related to my cause area too (nuclear forensics and nonproliferation).
I was wondering, have you engaged with the contemporary psychodynamic literature on malevolent traits at all? You mention NPD but only in a DSM context, whereas something like the psychodynamic diagnostic manual works on a different category set. I know they consider NPD (in its less extremely malignant and non-forensic forms) to be both quite common and inherently treatable.
I'd also mention the Shedler-Western Assessment Procedure (SWAP) with its associated DIRE risk score. It looks at how to get around the self-report problem without introducing too much other bias (I.e. tendency to rate someone as high on everything) by using cards with descriptions that you order in a deck. The idea is great, but the depth (it's intended primarily for clinical use) is a bit intimidating. Somebody looking at how to simplify the whole SWAP to something a bit less in-depth and more manageable might come up with a useful tool in this area.