David Kosson Dr. Kostas A. Fanti is the director of the Developmental Psychopathology Lab and Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Cyprus. His research employs multiple methods to treat and explain heterogeneity in psychopathy, antisocial behavior, bullying and victimization. His answers address: individual differences among children with callous-unemotional (CU) traits, relationships between bullying and psychopathic traits … Read more
The Aftermath Foundation is accepting nominations for its 2024 Media Award. The deadline for nominating a work is February 14, 2025. Nominations can be sent to Dr. Kosson at: support@aftermathfoundation.org The media award is given to individuals who produce works consistent with the mission of the Aftermath Foundation to recognize outstanding contributions by diverse media … Read more
Dr. Jacqueline Helfgott is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology & Forensics at Seattle University. She is also the Director of the Crime & Justice Research Center there. She has been working in the areas of criminal justice, policing, corrections and re-entry, copycat crime, crisis intervention in law enforcement, and community and … Read more
We are hosting a FUNDRAISING RAFFLE this year to raise money for our online support group program. So far, we have held two support groups for women who have survived abusive relationships with people with psychopathic traits. These groups appear to be very valuable for participants, and we are continuing this program. These support groups … Read more
Summary by Taffy Chan and the North American Research Committee Highlights The relationship between psychopathy and committing (and re-committing or recidivism of) intimate partner violence was studied among a group of male offenders in Portugal. Criminal history factors (for example, number of prior periods of imprisonment) may be even more useful than psychopathy traits … Read more
Four research studies that were recently presented at the 2024 international psychopathy conference are now also available on our Members page. The meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy was held in May of 2024. For example, one presentation, by Angela Book and colleagues, is titled “Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing: Psychopathic Traits … Read more
