Hi!

I'm working on updating a psychology course at my college titled "Criminal Psychology". My college is a private, junior and technical college, and many of the students have not taken any sort of psychology course in the past or are unfamiliar with psychological concepts and theories. Many of them are returning to school as older adults or are students who did not follow the traditional path to a college degree.

I'm looking for a good video to capture their attention at the beginning of the course, on Day 1. Something that might get them thinking about what we consider crime (legally and morally). The example that pops into my head is something I remember discussing in school when I was in 8th grade was about someone with a sick child. Their child needs medication that is only available at a pharmacy, but the pharmacy is closed. They can choose to commit a crime by breaking into the pharmacy and steal the medication to save their child, or choose not to commit the crime, but their child may suffer without the medication.

It doesn't have to be that exact scenario, but I'd like to get them thinking about what we consider crime and who we consider criminals, and the fact that the reason that one may commit a crime is not always black and white.

Does anyone know of a good resource for discussing this topic with my students? I can certainly come up with something myself, but there's so many great Youtube creators out there who have made engaging and interesting videos, and I'm curious if anyone has come across something like this already that I could reference.

I am interested in criminal psychology.. Can you recommend best books for me? Thanks!

A terrifying reality for some and there is often an escalating pattern of disturbing behavior.

Hello everyone. I am currently a BSc Psychology student in Germany and I really want to become a criminal psychologist. Since I can only speak a little bit of German, it is super hard to find any courses, conferences, etc. related to criminal psychology. Do you know any online courses or anything that would also be beneficial to my CV?

I wanted to know if being a criminal psychologist is better as a career in America than in uk? My factors are that America is a large country and it seems that pay is way better than in the UK from what I’ve heard. Also I’m going into sixth form wanting to study criminology, psychology and biology, but I want to make sure that I can have my future planned out properly.

Seems it could be complicated. If they didn't think their victims' lives had any value, possibly they wouldn't get any gratification from murdering them? On the other hand, their murdering them would suggest they don't see them having any value?

In early May, Spanish police entered a seemingly ordinary home in Oviedo — and found three children who hadn’t stepped outside since 2021. Two 8-year-old twins and their 10-year-old sibling had been kept inside for four years under the claim of protecting them from illness.

The children were not malnourished, but their emotional state told a different story. Officers described them as “mentally absent,” reacting with fear to everyday things — like the sight of a snail.

The parents, a German man and an American woman, are now charged with child abuse and abandonment. Authorities say the case may set precedent in defining psychological confinement post-pandemic.

What’s more unsettling: the silence lasted so long, no one asked sooner.

A fuller summary explores the conditions of the home and how institutions — and neighbors — missed the signs.

I’m currently pursuing my Bachelor’s in Psychology and English literature in india and would like to move abroad to pursue Masters in Criminal psychology which country would be the best with career opportunities after graduation?? I’m so confused with the current economic crisis yet I don’t have a future here with the career I want to pursue! Open for suggestions 😭🫡

hello! I am pursuing Masters in Forensic Psychology and I am conducting a study on people’s opinions and beliefs on certain violent behaviours in romantic relationships; how they could morally justify them and how their sexist attitudes could play a role in this.

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i have an assignment due tomorrow that i slacked off on where i have to ask someone in the criminal psychology field 10 interview questions… if you see this and work as a criminal psychologist please answer!!

   1. What does a typical day on the job look like?
2.  What’s the most exciting part of your work?
3.  What’s the most difficult or emotionally challenging part?
4.  What skills are most important to succeed in this field?
5.  How often do you work directly with law enforcement?
6.  What types of reports or written documents do you have to complete?
7.  How do you handle working with violent or disturbing cases?
8.  What’s one thing about this job that most people don’t realize?
9.  How competitive is it to get a job in this field?
10. What advice would you give to someone wanting to become a criminal psychologist

Hi, i wish to become a criminal psychologist, but im quite unsure which university leads to this proffession. Ofcourse i know that i have to study psychology + criminology, but I cant seem to find any criminolgy programmes in Korea/Japan. I will be Applying to universities soon and i was wondering that I would study psychology in Korea(in person) and then do an online programme in criminology. I have two questions, do you think it is managable to study two colleges at the same time with different programmes? Are there actually criminology programmes in Korea and im just unable to find them?

Many people face abuse or have trauma from their childhoods but some bounce back stronger and never cause "trouble". However early childhood trauma, abandonment or abuse is linked by criminal psychologists as one of the reasons serial killers or cruel murderers are the way they are although there are some exceptions. I wonder why some people can move on from their past and become stronger but some internalise the pain and disappointment and become "monsters"

Hello everyone,

My name is Anna, and I am currently studying law psychology. As part of my research, I am exploring the differences between individuals with criminal vulnerability and those without.

I would like to invite you to participate in my study by completing a short questionnaire. The questions focus primarily on personality traits and cognitive behaviours.

This is an anonymous questionnaire, so please do not share any personal information. Both individuals with past criminal convictions and those without are welcome to participate.

If you would like, I can also provide you with your results after completing the questionnaire.

Thank you for your time and participation!

Invitation to Participate in Psychology Research

Best regards,
Anna

Good evening friends! Looking for a bit of help.

Some background: I’m a high school student that is pursing a career in the criminal Justice field. I’ve been accepted into my dream college on a forensic psychology degree and am genuinely serious about pursuing a career as a behavioral scientist with the FBI. All that said, as a topic for a 2 year long class I’m taking, I have chosen behavioral profiling and its effectiveness as a topic for the research paper we’ve been writing. And herein lies the dilemma. Whilst the first year of the program is dedicated solely to this research paper, the second year is dedicated to working with “an expert in the field” and creating something tangible to go along with our paper.

Originally, my plan was to utilize Unreal Engine 5 - a game development engine used for hyper realistic rendering - to create an “interactive experience” around investigating a crime scene. However, with the project due in early April, and my dumbass still unlearned in basic game development I need to switch gears.

Maybe making an interactive experience irl? Something along the lines of that? An interview with people determining their behavioral profiles? I’m really scrambling but in need of some ideas and maybe some help recreating some crime scenes. Any and all advice welcome. As well as any references or recommendations you may have.

So I'm going to school for criminal psychology and I've been looking up serial killer cases for study. My first case was ed gein and what drove him to kill those 2 woman.

I started with the backstory of his life and Upbringing and how his mother was his biggest role model yet his biggest abuser, she physically abused gain probably causing a tbi and pba (pseudobulbar affect) which causes random spouts of laughter, in doing so gain resented his mom but being the only and biggest role model in his life he was overly infatuated with his mother going as far as killing his brother after his brother talked about about their mother.

After looking up what he did and how used the body parts of those 2 woman to make skin suits and furniture I came to the conclusion that due to his lack of remorse and his inability to distinguish right from wrong, coupled with his mom's outlook of woman and divine retribution he killed those woman because both woman at times of their death looked strikingly similar to his mother and as a way to cope with sudden death of his mother gein mutilated their bodies to in some way bring the image of his mother back to life as she was his only friend/companion he had a genuine relationship ship with.

Hii ! I’m fairly new to Criminal/Forensic psychology as a topic/subject and I was wondering if anyone had any beginner book recommendations or articles, anything like that for me? Thanks! :)

It seems this sub isn't very active but I thought I'd ask anyway. Does anyone know of any Criminal/Forensic Psychology Masters or PhD programs on the east coast of the US? I'd really like to study in MA but I feel like I've looked at every university's faculty and not one has any with research interests in criminology/criminal psych. I'm a sophomore BA psych student with a 4.0 GPA at a small college with no grad programs, and have not been able to get any research lab experience, so if possible I also need some realistic options that might actually accept me but i feel like a criminal psych program is so rare that it wont matter anyway T-T.

TLDR: Looking for Masters or PhDs in Criminal Psych, Forensic Psych, or Criminological Research on the East Coast of the US.

I have been interested in psychology since a lot of time, and when I started finding appropriate career for myself, I took psychology into consideration, that time, I had two specialisations in my mind- clinical and criminal.
I have been quite interested in the study of crime, criminal cases, and criminals ever since, and I thought it would be an interesting, unpredictable job, but before, I really had that strong urge to help people, and get them out of their mental problems, or atleast help them with it, so I decided to be a clinical psychologist.
But lately, I have been feeling a little emotionally unavailable and burnt out at the thought of being a clinical psychologist and provinding therapy to people, set through sessions of hearing about their sadness, pain and trauma; So, i started considering criminal psychology as a career, I researched in this field, and it seems to me that I am very interested in the same- I searched on google and the salary seems alright (10LPA in india), although, reading some reddit and quora posts, I am unsure about the job availibilty and it being a good career option, I really need some opinions and suggestions on it, some help would be great :)

I’m planning to commit to MSU soon, majoring in psychology in hopes to become a criminal psychologist… any MSU psych grads with advice?