Psychology of Murder

Adolescence is a time of dramatic psychosocial change and relative to adults, adolescent psychopathy scores are not as stable.

Biological and neurological explanations for criminal behaviour raise key questions for not only how the criminal justice system can incorporate the science of neurocriminology, but if they do, whether criminal punishment as we know it can continue in the same...

Renowned international expert in behavioral analysis Mark Safarik discusses his career in the FBI and his research into violent criminal behavior.

A fascinating interview with Dr. Katherine Ramsland, author of 59 books, on her work as a Forensic Psychologist, her research and her writing.

Psychological research has been making some headway in discovering the key traits and characteristics common in serial killers.

Should people with brain disorders receive different punishment for crimes? Australian law may be about to reshape the way we deal with criminals.

Take a look at the research into the brains of serial killers including the statistics and the motivations behind their killing.

Narcissistic traits of grandiosity, lack of empathy and arrogance can lead to dangerous places for individuals and those around them.

The nature vs nurture debate has transformed into a nature and nurture interaction which may hold the key to the origins of violent behaviour.

Criminal profiler Robert Ressler has analyzed some of the worst serial killers in American history including Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy.

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 their hair on his mannequins...

Understanding the insanity defence, what it means in the courtroom and how this matches with the number of people in prison with mental illnesses.