Snakes in Suits, Revised Edition

“Only a fraction of psychopaths are in prison. The rest thrive in the many target-rich environments that make up society, including business, religious, political, and social organizations, and the Internet. Snakes in Suits blows their cover and arms the reader with knowledge and insight. This book is a must read for those in the criminal justice system and will impact economic crime investigations worldwide.” — Staff Sergeant Matt Logan, Ph.D., criminal and investigative psychologist, Royal Canadian Mounted Police“An important and valuable contribution and a seminal work. This book reveals how today’s fast-paced business climate is often the perfect environment for individuals who can take advantage of the lack of organizational controls in rapidly growing companies.” — Peter Heinze, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, Ramapo College of New Jersey“Snakes in Suits convinced me that ethical core values and ‘foolproof’ accountability systems will not protect today’s organizations from being duped and plundered if leadership ignores the psychopath, who is ideally adapted to exploit any value, from greed and vanity to altruism and good will. It’s a survival manual for coping with the hidden psychopaths in our midst.” — Henry Richards, Ph.D., adjunct clinical professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine“Snakes in Suits is a compelling primer on how to defend oneself against psychopaths in the business workplace.” — Winnipeg Free Press

Paul Babiak, Ph.D. is a New York-based industrial and organizational psychologist, and president of HRBackOffice, an executive coaching and consulting firm specializing in helping executives deal with possible psychopaths hiding within their organizations. He and his collaborators have conducted some of the most influential original research on corporate psychopaths. His work has been featured in newspapers, business magazines, and documentaries and he has been a guest on many radio and television talk shows. His clients have included executives in business, academia, law enforcement, government, insurance, medicine, marketing, finance and intelligence and he speaks about the corporate psychopath at professional conferences and business meetings. Paul is vice president of the Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation, a non-profit organization providing information and support for victims of psychopathy.

Robert Hare, Ph.D. is the author of Without Conscience and the creator of the standard tool for diagnosing psychopathy, the Hare Psychopathy Checklist. He lives in British Columbia, Canada, where he is a professor at the University of British Columbia.