Psychology of Murder
Criminology articles focused on criminal behaviour, the psychology of murder and violence and the criminal mind and brain covering the topics of neurocriminology, serial murder, mental illness and criminal profiling.
What Makes A Serial Killer? Common Traits and Characteristics
Psychological research has been making some headway in discovering the key traits and characteristics common in serial killers.
My Brain Made Me Do It: Will Neuroscience Change The Way We Punish Criminals?
Should people with brain disorders receive different punishment for crimes? Australian law may be about to reshape the way we...
Inside The Brain of a Serial Killer [Infographic]
Take a look at the research into the brains of serial killers including the statistics and the motivations behind their...
Are Narcissists Dangerous? The 9 Traits of a Narcissistic Personality [Infographic]
Narcissistic traits of grandiosity, lack of empathy and arrogance can lead to dangerous places for individuals and those around them.
Nature and Nurture: The Origins of Violence
The nature vs nurture debate has transformed into a nature and nurture interaction which may hold the key to the...
Robert Ressler: Psychological Profiling Of Serial Killers
Criminal profiler Robert Ressler has analyzed some of the worst serial killers in American history including Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer...
5 Terrifying Serial Killer Signatures
In films, books, and crime dramas, serial killers tend to leave dramatic signatures behind. The killer in the 1980 film...
How The Insanity Defence Against A Murder Charge Works
Understanding the insanity defence, what it means in the courtroom and how this matches with the number of people in...
The Brain of Serial Killers And Psychopaths
What makes one person evil and another not? Investigation into the brains and minds of serial killers and psychopaths is...
The Criminal Profile In Crime Psychology
Understanding the development and use of the psychological criminal profile in helping to solve crimes and catch criminals.
Joanna Dennehy: The Psychology of A Female Serial Killer
In a rare case of a female killer, Joanna Dennehy stabbed three men to death within days of each other...
When Narcissistic Rage Ends In Murder
When a true narcissist is challenged they can explode in a narcissistic rage, an anger so fierce it can result...
