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.
Should people with brain disorders receive different punishment for crimes? Australian law may be about to reshape the way we deal with criminals.
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Take a look at the research into the brains of serial killers including the statistics and the motivations behind their killing.
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Narcissistic traits of grandiosity, lack of empathy and arrogance can lead to dangerous places for individuals and those around them.
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The nature vs nurture debate has transformed into a nature and nurture interaction which may hold the key to the origins of violent behaviour.
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Criminal profiler Robert Ressler has analyzed some of the worst serial killers in American history including Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy.
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In films, books, and crime dramas, serial killers tend to leave dramatic signatures behind. The killer in the 1980 film Maniac scalped his victims to use...
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Understanding the insanity defence, what it means in the courtroom and how this matches with the number of people in prison with mental illnesses.
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What makes one person evil and another not? Investigation into the brains and minds of serial killers and psychopaths is trying to find out.
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Understanding the development and use of the psychological criminal profile in helping to solve crimes and catch criminals.
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In a rare case of a female killer, Joanna Dennehy stabbed three men to death within days of each other looking to match the nine kills...
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When a true narcissist is challenged they can explode in a narcissistic rage, an anger so fierce it can result in violence and in some cases,...
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Cult leaders tend to have one thing in common; they all show pathological narcissism, a condition which can cause devastation to those around them.
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