Hari Sucahyo/Shutterstock A defendant stands in the dock. An expert describes them as a “psychopath”. In an instant, one word threatens to eclipse their history, circumstances and the crime itself. In Ireland, England and Wales, judges are not supposed to add years to a sentence because someone has been described as a psychopath. But the label can still enter criminal justice through expert reports, risk assessments, parole, mental disorder cases and preventive detention. In the US, the Psychop