Psychopathy is a personality disorder signified by a pattern of lying, exploitation of others, recklessness, arrogance, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, and lack of empathy for others. Individuals with psychopathic traits appear to lack social emotions (love, empathy, guilt, and remorse). This means that they do not care about other people, feel remorse, or experience guilt … Read more
Dr. Edelyn Verona is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Justice Research and Policy at the University of South Florida, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Criminology. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications on the psychosocial and biological risk factors of crime, aggression, and psychopathy and recently co-edited a book on … Read more
Summary by Adelle Forth Highlights Gaslighting is a type of emotional abuse that is used to manipulate and control a victim/survivor. As compared to other forms of intimate partner violence it is relatively understudied. This online study explored the how strongly the Dark Tetrad traits were related to acceptance of gaslighting tactics in a community … Read more
Dr. Mary Ellen O’Toole is currently the Director of the Forensic Science Program at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Before that, she was a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for 28 years. For nearly fifteen of those years, she was a “profiler” in the Bureau’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, the Unit … Read more
The Aftermath Foundation is seeking nominations for our 2024 Graduate Student Research Award. This award is given by the Aftermath Foundation Board of Directors to recognize graduate students who are conducting research consistent with the mission of the Foundation. The 2024 Aftermath Graduate Student Research Award will recognize published or presented research by graduate students … Read more
The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award for 2023 has been awarded to Silvana Kaouar, a doctoral candidate at the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. This award is given to honor those graduate students who conduct and publish research consistent with the Mission of the Foundation. Silvana Kaouar received the … Read more
When people think of psychopathic women, true crime shows such as Deadly Women may come to mind. Criminologists have often pointed out that when women commit crimes, especially violent crimes, the media will depict these women as either ‘mad’ (her offending is linked to mental health issues) or ‘bad’ (she is viewed as evil and … Read more
