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Criminal Behaviorology

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Criminal Behaviorology is the synthesis of criminology and behavior analysis. This podcast reviews areas of importance to both fields and explores new possibilities. Criminal Behaviorology is a podcast for all those interested in crime, psychology, history and improving the world we live in.

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  1. Episode 47: The McMartin Sexual Abuse Trial: Operant Seeing and the Dangers of Expert Opinion

    The video of this entire interview can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/xA3ZDZ8COBM Joseph Wyatt, Ph.D., is a retired forensic psychologist, and previous guest on Criminal Behaviorology. In 2002 he took an interest in the infamous McMartin Preschool trial, which took place in California. If you...

  2. Episode 46: Mysopedia: The Sadistic Child Murderer

    The video of this interview can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/Xtz3yu70J2U Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., is a professor, trainer, consultant, and researcher, and the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). He has focused some of his work on the topic...

  3. Episode 45: Indiana’s Mayhem & Murder: Historical True Crime in the Hoosier State

    Author Keven McQueen has written books for decades now, and has taken an interest in what he calls “historical true crime.” In this interview we discuss his book on crimes in the Hoosier state before 1940. In addition, some of Keven’s musings on history, society, and the particular sources he has...

  4. Episode 44: Child Welfare: Behavior Analytic Metrics (BAM) on Abuse, Neglect, and Family Preservation

    Criminal Behaviorology Dr. Brandon F. Greene has worked for over forty years in dealing with child maltreatment, family preservation and a host of other areas of great interest to those working to improve society. A cogent, entertaining, and data-driven book is the end result of he and his...

  5. Episode 43: Eating at Us: Cannibalism in History, Legend and in the Animal World

    Criminal Behaviorology Eating at Us: Cannibalism in History, Legend and in the Animal World For this Halloween special, we are serving up a tasty treat. The concept of cannibals conjures scary images and horrific tales. How could such behavior ever exist? Is it so unnatural to the human species...

  6. Episode 42: The Sylvia Likens Case: The Infamous Indiana Torture Slaying

    Criminal Behaviorology The Sylvia Likens Case: The Infamous Indiana Torture Slaying The murder of Sylvia Likens is one of the most horrific cases on record. In July of 1965, Sylvia and her younger sister Jenny Likens moved into the home of Gertrude Baniszewski, to be cared for while their parents...

  7. Episode 41: The Effect of Nurture: Tony Biglan Discusses the Importance of a Positive Environment

    Criminal Behaviorology The Effect of Nurture: Tony Biglan Discusses the Importance of a Positive Environment Tony Biglan has been an advocate, researcher and behavior analyst. His 2015 book, The Nurture Effect, covers many areas including adolescent behavior problems, cigarette smoking, mental...

  8. Episode 40: My Presentation to the Arizona Association for Behavior Analysis (AZABA)

    Criminal Behaviorology My Presentation to the Arizona Association for Behavior Analysis (AZABA) Every now and then a little good fortune comes in the form of being asked to present on your favorite topic. I graciously accepted after an unexpected invitation to speak at the AZABA regarding the...

  9. Episode 39: Kids, Cars and Danger

    Criminal Behaviorology Kids, Cars and Danger Janette Fennell had a rather dramatic beginning in her advocacy of car safety. Kidnapped at gunpoint with her husband, they were placed in the trunk of their own car and transported to an unknown location. After they managed to escape using their bare...

  10. Episode 38: CDFBA SIG Meeting: ABA and the Criminal Justice System

    CDFBA SIG Meeting: ABA and the Criminal Justice System

  11. Episode 37: Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals: SIG Discussion

    A discussion with the Crime, Delinquency and Forensic Behavior Analysis (Special Interest Group) of ABAI regarding Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals and BCBA employment.

  12. Episode 36: Two MORE Speakers on Behavior Analysis (Novel Uses of ABA - Part II)

    Criminal Behaviorology Two MORE Speakers on Behavior Analysis (Novel Uses of ABA - Part II) In our second installment of the webinar series (Novel Uses of Applied Behavior Analysis, Part II) we have presentations from Joseph Cautilli and Michael Weinberg. Joseph Cautilli, PhD, BCBA-D, has served…

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  13. Episode 35: Victims or survivors? Victimology as Viewed by a Behavior Analyst

    Criminal Behaviorology Victims or survivors? Victimology as Viewed by a Behavior Analyst Karola Dillenberger is a Professor of Behaviour Analysis and Education and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Analysis at Queen’s University Belfast. She provides insights from her 2007 article on behavior...

  14. Episode 34: A Critical Look at In Cold Blood: The True Crime Novel as a Work of Literature

    Criminal Behaviorology A Critical Look at In Cold Blood: The True Crime Novel as a Work of Literature After meeting writer Nicholas Tredell in 2018, I found him to have a keen understanding of true crime, writing, and history. He has edited a new book focusing on the Truman Capote novel, In Cold...

  15. Trick or Treat! Behavior Theory and Crime, Dog Training and Beggars’ Night Becomes Halloween

    Criminal Behaviorology Trick or Treat! Behavior Theory and Crime, Dog Training and Beggars’ Night Becomes Halloween Three readings as a treat for this Halloween season. One segment from a criminology textbook and two articles on behavior analysis as it relates to this ghoulish time of the year....

  16. Two Speakers on Behavior Analysis (Novel Uses of ABA)

    Criminal Behaviorology Two Speakers on Behavior Analysis (Novel Uses of ABA) In a recent webinar on the Novel Uses of Applied Behavior Analysis, we have presentations from two very accomplished speakers. Kent Corso, PsyD, BCBA-D, has worked in the areas of suicidality, health and military...

  17. Behaviorism Applied Everywhere: Joe Cautilli Discusses the Many Uses of Behavior Analysis

    Criminal Behaviorology Joseph Cautilli, behavior analyst extraordinaire, discusses, at length, the use of this field in corrections, and in the treatment of mental disorders including depression, ADHD and schizophrenia. Joe also lists some of the past accomplishments which are at risk of...

  18. Bad Analysis Equals Wrongful Conviction: The Tragic Case of Timothy Masters

    Criminal Behaviorology Bad Analysis Equals Wrongful Conviction: The Tragic Case of Timothy Masters Timothy Masters was released from a Colorado prison in 2008 after serving nine years for a crime he did not commit. In this episode, we will review an article (When Worlds Collide, The Forensic...

  19. I Have Decided to Call this Criminal Behaviorology

    Criminal Behaviorology I Have Decided to Call this Criminal Behaviorology In a recent symposium, presented online, your host had the opportunity to present on the Application and Dissemination of Applied Behavior Analysis in the Criminal Justice Field. Along with an excellent opportunity to…

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  20. Criminology from a New Perspective: The Psychosocial View

    Criminal Behaviorology Criminology from a New Perspective: The Psychosocial View David Gadd and Tony Jefferson wrote the book Psychosocial Criminology. These gentlemen graciously agreed to interview via WebEx and discuss the ideas in the book. Although we had some differences in approach to the...

  21. Religion Reinforced – Religion as a schedule-induced behavior and the case of “King” James Strang

    Criminal Behaviorology Religion Reinforced – Religion as a schedule-induced behavior and the case of “King” James Strang Timothy reads from a 2009 article on religion as a schedule-induced behavior by Paul S. Strand. In addition, a reading from Larry B. Massie’s Voyages Into Michigan’s Past…

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  22. Criminal Profiling, Serial Killers, Necrophilia, and Other Things

    Criminal Behaviorology Criminal Profiling, Serial Killers, Necrophilia, and Other Things Eric Hickey, PhD, an author and criminal psychologist, is interviewed on a variety of topics, all related to his interesting career and writings over many years. Show Highlights: - Dr. Hickey’s continual...

  23. A Clockwork Behavior Analysis: Bobby Newman Discusses Myth and Reality Regarding Behavior Analysis, Crime and the Famous Anthony Burgess Story

    Criminal Behaviorology A Clockwork Behavior Analysis: Bobby Newman Discusses Myth and Reality Regarding Behavior Analysis, Crime and the Famous Anthony Burgess Story A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is a controversial and intriguing novel about a violent, delinquent young man who is…

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  24. The Exploitation of Crime: Crimesploitation and the Media Misuse of Reality Crime Stories

    Criminal Behaviorology The Exploitation of Crime: Crimesploitation and the Media Misuse of Reality Crime Stories Paul Kaplan, PhD and Daniel La Chance, PhD, two experts on cultural criminology, have written on Crimesploitation, where reality programs create a kind of folk wisdom about crime,...

  25. Night of the Shaping Dead: Zombie Behavior, Shaping, and Resurgence

    Criminal Behaviorology Being as it is the Halloween season, we can have some fun, right? Dr. Kennon Lattal wrote two blogs for the Aubrey Daniels Institute about zombies from a behavior analytic perspective. Why not? Dr. Lattal is on sabbatical currently, but was gracious enough to respond to my...

  26. Pirates! Behavior Analysis and Maritime Crime from the Great Lakes to Modern Day Somalia

    Criminal Behaviorology Pirates! Behavior Analysis and Maritime Crime from the Great Lakes to Modern Day Somalia Timothy reads from two books on pirates in the great lakes as well as a Todd A. Ward article on piracy in the coastal waters of Somalia. Behavior analysts, rogues that we are, might…

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  27. Preventing Suicide in the Military and Among Veterans

    Criminal Behaviorology Kent Corso is a psychologist, behavior analyst and Air Force veteran. In his many writings and presentations he has provided valuable information on what is known, and what is not, about suicide among veterans and active-duty military. In this podcast we cover the problem…

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  28. Right Off the BAT: The Operant Conditioning Theory Regarding Domestic Violence

    Criminal Behaviorology Title: Right Off the BAT: The Operant Conditioning Theory Regarding Domestic Violence Dr. Marilyn Bonem is a professor at Eastern Michigan University In 2008, she co-wrote a study on domestic violence using the Battering Assessment Tool (BAT). In this interview we discuss...

  29. 51 Attacks Averted!

    Criminal Behaviorology Episode # 19 Title: 51 School Attacks Averted! Frank Straub has been in law enforcement for decades. He has been an advisor to West Point, Indianapolis Chief of Police, a White Plains, NY, Public Safety Director, an Executive Deputy Inspector General for the Office of the…

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  30. Michigan’s True Crime – Tobin T. Buhk discusses his career as a true crime writer as we focus on his book True Crime: Michigan – The State’s Most Notorious Criminal Cases Episode 18

    Show Highlights: - How Tobin Buhk became involved with true crime writing and his many books on the topic. - Why we tend to look for a single explanation for why crime occurs, and how a multi-factorial approach is often rejected in favor of more peculiar theories. - Strang Circumstances covers…

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  31. Interview with the Forensic Psychologist – Dr. W. Joseph Wyatt discusses his long career as it is detailed in his book - The Breaking Point Killing: And Other True Cases of Murder and Malice.

    Criminal Behaviorology In this interview we cover Dr. Wyatt’s work as an expert witness and how his interest in behavior analysis developed into a unique perspective on crime, forensic psychology and modern mental health care. Show Highlights: - The title case describes how bullying ultimately...

  32. The Story of Darius McCollum – An Interview with Filmmaker Adam Irving About His Documentary Off the Rails. Episode 16

    This film covers the surprising and unique story of Darius McCollum, who has stolen numerous New York City subway trains and buses to simply run their usual routes and drop passengers off at their desired destinations. He has been charged with felonies after over thirty arrests. This interview…

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  33. The ABAI Substance Use and Addiction Conference in Washington DC - Episode 15

    A report on the first ever Substance Use and Addiction Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. This unique conference applied the concepts of behavior analysis to one of our most damaging social problems. After years of failed attempts to reduce the problem of…

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  34. Hostage Negotiation and Behavior Analysis: What Research Tells Us About Making Requests in a Dangerous Situation - Episode 14

    An article by James Hughes in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (2009) considered how high-probability requests could influence the compliance of hostage takers to the advantage of negotiators. In 2015, Emily Mandel reviewed the article by James Hughes in bsci21.org. In this interview with...

  35. The Evil That Men Do (Roy Hazelwood on "pseudovictims" and rapist typologies) Episode 13

    Roy Hazelwood was an FBI Special Agent, writer, lecturer and expert on sexually-motivated crimes. His, and writer Stephen Michaud's 1998 book "The Evil That Men Do" is covered on Criminal Behaviorology. - The Tawana Brawley case and the tragic reasons why one might be motivated to make a false...

  36. False Allegations - Why Accusations Matter

    An article in slate.com by Cathy Young (2014) reviews the importance of false rape accusations and the controversies that ensue. A segment from Roy Hazelwood and Ann Burgess from "Practical Aspects of Rape Investigation" (1987) provide insight on how to approach such cases. The sensitive nature…

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  37. The Real Witness - Myth and Reality in the Kitty Genovese Case

    The Kitty Genovese story has inspired numerous articles, books, movies and television programs. An alleged 38 witnesses saw her murder and did nothing. The case is taught in college psychology courses and has been accepted without question for decades. A 2016 documentary by the victim's brother...

  38. Domestic Violence - A Behavior Analytic Viewpoint

    In a follow up to the July 2018 podcast on "Eliminating the Battering of Women" Timothy reviews a 2005 article by Bell and Naugle on why a victim of domestic violence would stay or leave their situation. A reading from the 2014 book "Shattered Silence: An Untold Story of Domestic Violence" by...

  39. Eliminating the Battering of Women (1995 Myers Article) 7.26.18

    To expand the field of behavior analysis we seek out significant social and legal issues and see how our methods can be useful. In a 1995 article by David L. Myers, we review an age old problem, but one within the domain of criminal Behaviorology. Show highlights: - How battering can be described...

  40. The Colin Wilson International Conference

    The 2nd Annual Colin Wilson Conference in Nottingham, England. Highlights from the show include: - Biography of Colin Wilson, and his groundbreaking work "The Outsider" - The variety of speakers and topics and this year's conference - Colin Wilson's thoughts and writing about criminology - The...

  41. Facilitated Communication - 6.19.18

    An ABC news broadcast on a tragic use of an unscientific technique. A shocking story of how misleading information resulted in disaster for one family. - The use of "Facilitated Communication" - Why scientific study, not popular trends, are needed for ethical treatment - Links for this issue:...

  42. Crime and Genetics - Criminals in the Making - 6-12-18

    A review of Wright, Tibbetts and Daigle's chapter on the genetic influences on criminal behavior, from the book Criminals In The Making (2008). Among the show highlights: - The controversy and resulting pressure regarding the issue of genetic influence on crime - MZ and DZ twins - Twin and…

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  43. The ABAI 44th Annual Convention in San Diego, CA

    Timothy shares his experience attending this year's Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Convention in San Diego. Among the highlights are: - Crime and Behavior Analysis SIG - Criminal Behaviorology at ABAI - BACB updates for behavior analysts - Evolution and Behavior Science - Zoos and…

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  44. Criminal Behaviorology - The Allegiance Effect (on Psychological Testing) 5.13.18

    Two articles by Karen Franklin, PhD, focus on the use and misinterpretation of the PCL-R due to what is known as the "allegiance effect." Timothy talks about the upcoming Criminal Behaviorology webinar on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018. Look for it here:...

  45. CB - Our Most Important Science

    Timothy Joseph reads from two articles: 1) Behavioral Science May Prove to Be Our Most Important Science, by Anthony Biglan; and 2) Why the US Government is Embracing Behavioral Science by Francesca Gino. The two articles indicate how our science is branching into new areas.

  46. CB - Genes and Behavior - 4.25.18

    An examination of one chapter from Jay Moore's book "From a Behavioral Point of View: A Psychological Primer" where he discusses the idea that genes do not "cause" behavior in the common use of the term. Implications for behaviorists, and especially criminal behaviorologists, are significant.

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