Week 5 Reading

In this weeks lecture we explore the relationship between the brain and behavior. We specifically focus on the case of "non-offending paedophiles" and the role that the brain plays.    The bulk of the lecture is a lecture by James Cantor who has tracked the neural underpinnings of deviant sexu…

This SUNDAYS WITH SHORTLAND is OFF THE CHARTS FUN. 0:01:40 We start with re-visiting the Elliot Turner case and all the fallout from that (both personal and legal) 0:23:53 I discuss my journey into Forensic Psychology 0:28:00 We tackle the REAL complexity of last weeks #Atlanta shooting and t…

In this weeks lecture we look at the role of Psychology in the court room - we jump right into the issue of culpability and how we, as forensic psychologists, deal with that question. We go through some theory, a integrated theory, and then finish with a case study of four terrorist offenders who…

In this weeks reading we look at the 2008 John Horgan paper 'From Profiles to Pathways, and from Routes to Roots". It is no exaggeration to say this paper is formative in the field - and actually plays a important role in my own journey to Professor at UML! Enjoy!