Doing time
by Nicole Findlay During her undergraduate studies, Renee Malcom focused on the relationship between sexual arousal and attitudes towards rape. Since then she has begun delving into the impact of... More
Archives: Psychology
Putting a stop to school shootings
by Nicole Findlay École Polytechnique, Columbine, Dawson College, Virginia Tech and now Marinette High school share two things in common. They educate youth and they became hunting grounds for... More
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Reducing the risk of recidivism
by Nicole Findlay Through his research Ralph Serin, a forensic psychologist, attempts to answer the question that plagues every parole board member. Specifically, which inmate runs the risk of... More
Bonnie and Clyde
by Nicole Findlay Bonnie Parker was only 20 years old when petty crook Clyde Burrows drifted in to her life. Their depression-era crime spree and bloody deaths elevated the couple to near folk hero... More
Jury’s out on racial bias
by Nicole Findlay Juries are meant to render verdicts based only on the facts which unfold during a trial. While jury members may believe their own impartiality, their decisions are often influenced... More
The underpinnings of aggression
To unearth the root causes of aggression, Kevin Nunes ventures into prisons and forensic psychiatric hospitals. A forensic psychologist, Nunes examines the attitudes, stereotypes, beliefs and... More
Too good to be true
by Nicole Findlay A brief conversation with an agitated man transformed Adelle Forth’s research on psychopaths. During an annual conference on psychopathy, Forth, a forensic psychologist in the... More
Crime in profile
by Nicole Findlay Through his work in his Police Research Lab, Craig Bennell is gathering mounting evidence that criminal profiling doesn’t work. Bennell, a forensic psychologist in the Department... More
Limiting lineup anxiety
by Nicole Findlay A witness concealed in a small room and peering through a two way mirror as a suspect group shuffles into an adjacent room is how most of us envision a criminal lineup procedure... More
Cops, courts and criminals
by Nicole Findlay Broken down in layman’s terms, forensic psychology might be described as cops, courts and criminals. A group of Carleton researchers have banded together to examine issues in the... More