Changing biology to change behavior, new research indicates direct brain stimulation with low electric current can decrease intent towards violence, but how much do we really know about this method?
With outlandish antics inside the courtroom and a taste for revenge, by the turn of the 20th Century, Isabella Martin was a name California's legal system had come to loathe.
If you commit a crime while involuntarily intoxicated through legally prescribed drugs, can you and should you be held criminally responsible for your actions? In relevant cases, these are the ...
Is there really a relationship between prescribed antidepressants and a higher risk of committing murder? A research study from Finland studied 959 offenders to find out.
Some researchers have suggested that serial murder could, in fact, be a result of an addiction to killing, with similarities to behaviors seen in substance addiction.
According to research, through false memories it can take as little as a few hours for you to be convinced you are guilty of a crime you didn’t commit.
At 16 years old Sarah Johnson murdered both her parents in a shocking case of parricide in Idaho in 2003. Although she has always protested her innocence, she remains behind ...
In a new series from Crime Traveller, below are some of the bestselling true crime books of the month according to Amazon. Discover the most talked about new books on ...
Research from the University of Missouri suggests that genetic explanations for criminal behavior have no mitigating effect on a jury. Environmental explanations they say, show an offender as a victim ...
Extensive research suggests that exposure to violence can affect children’s health and well-being for years into the future. It also can desensitize them, leading them to see violence as an acceptable way to ...
A review of Richard Bruns first-hand account of his friendship with a psychopath and how he finally summoned the courage to report him to the authorities and end Charles Schmid's ...
Christopher J. Ferguson, Professor of Psychology at Stetson University states that there is no evidence to support claims that violent video games and real-world violence are connected.
