Chapter 7: Psychological/Trait Theories of Crime

Audio Links

• "Along With Assault and Arson, FBI Starts to Track Animal Abuse"
  The new effort could help save animals-and, perhaps, people: Research shows that animal abuse is often a precursor to acts of violence against people.
   
• "Gun Violence and Mental Health Laws, 50 Years After Texas Tower Sniper"
  Some believe that trying to prevent gun violence by tying it to mental health legislation is a misguided approach.

Video Clips

• Cannibal 'Albert Fish' Documentary
  This video is a documentary of the psychopathic serial killer Albert Fish.
   
• Science Bulletins: Attachment Theory-Understanding the Essential Bond
  This video explains attachment theory and provides examples of the different types of attachments.
   
• Treatment or Lockup: Criminal Justice System Grapples with Mentally Ill
  A video that overviews a judge's decision to work with mentally ill criminals.
   
• Violent Minds: Standing at the Crossroads of Mental Health, Public Safety
  How are mentally ill criminals represented legally and medically?
   
• Exclusive: Rape in America: Justice Denied
  This news clip is about how rape reports consistently go unnoticed.

Websites  

• Albert Fish
  A study on Albert Fish, a man with many psychological traits of criminal insanity.
   
• Dr. Petiot
  A history of a psychopathic killer.
   
• Weird Crimes at Walmart
  Strange criminal activities at a national chain highlight various levels of mental illness and how it affects criminal activity.
   
• Attachment Theory
  Attachment theory helps to explain some types of mental illness and interpersonal relationships.
   
• Criminal Insanity
  A woman was found to be criminally insane in the case of the murder of her children.