Forensic psychology professor Dr. Katherine Ramsland remembers a number of exceptions when someone tells her that serial killers are bright. In an article in Psychology Today, she stated that the concept that serial killers are smarter than most people came …
Experts in the field of criminal psychology consider psychopathy to be “the most important forensic concept” of the early 21st century. While people have known about psychopaths for centuries, efforts to diagnose this dangerous disorder only came into their own …
A theory developed in the 1930s is resurfacing in American psychology in the wake of multiple mass shootings. “Strain theory” aims to explain the problem of mass shootings by tracing the source of the issue to social strains in American …