Go beyond the headlines and explore the true dark corners of the human psyche with this live online Expert Series seminar.


Do you want to know the difference between a criminologist and a forensic psychologist? Or learn about the psychological angles of a criminal investigation?

Crime scenes always tell a story, and behavioral evidence helps us to decode them. This can mean anything from signatures that link crimes to indicators of staged crimes to predictors of dangerous future behavior. Dr. Katherine Ramsland, author and professor of forensic psychology, will demonstrate how to spot, interpret, and use these behavioral clues for cracking the secrets of criminal minds. Writers will gain insight into the psychology behind investigation of crimes and deaths, including the motivations, behaviors, and forensic complexities that shape real-world cases.


A foremost authority on forensic psychology and criminology, Dr. Ramsland is the author of more than 1,500 articles and 73 books including How to Catch a Killer, The Psychology of Death Investigations, and The Mind of a Murderer. She teaches forensic psychology and behavioral criminology in the graduate criminal justice program at DeSales University in Pennsylvania.

She has appeared on more than 250 crime documentaries and shows, and consulted for major television productions including CSI, Bones, Woman of the Hour, and The Alienist.