Karl Marx recognized that the polarization at the heart of inequality has its own self-enhancing momentum. There are no natural processes that reduce the division between the haves and the have-nots. The opposite is the case, as has been seen

The concept of absence, and its attendant harms, mark most instances of civic disengagement. It is often assumed that happy workers are more productive than unhappy ones. But the evidence for this is limited. What unhappy workers do is stay

Protesters known as indignados — the indignant — demonstrate in the Spanish city of Palencia in 2011. Echoes of their “professional politicians are burglars” could be heard loud in clear in Donald Trump’s rhetoric. (Photo: By Montgomery (own work) [CC BY-SA

For a few who labored in anonymity while alive, there can be a sort of life after death when their mortal remains eventually are found. Is it possible to be dead whilst still alive? By contrast is it possible to

I am working on a second edition of my book Criminal Psychology, first published in 2008 and available on Amazon here. Do you have any thoughts on what should be included? Please email me: info@davidcanter.com.

The Truth About Offender Profiling Crime psychology expert David Canter describes how the search for scientific offender profiling became investigative psychology. Download PDF: The Truth About Offender Profiling  

Perhaps all government policies should come with this sticker affixed. (Photo: ORC Forensics) We’d all agree, wouldn’t we? Reducing health and social problems caused by alcohol abuse is a good idea. So, to set such a policy in motion we

A memorial of flowers and candles at Düsseldorf Airport for victims of the Germanwings crash. (Photo: .Hans135797531/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0) Suicide when there are no obvious precursors is difficult to understand or even difficult for many people to believe possible. We

Islamic State fighters in Iraq’s Anbar province Not long ago, David Cameron joined many leading politicians in accepting terrorist rhetoric. He declared the need to outlaw ideological extremism. For although the web pages, blogs and tweets that support recruitment to

Who am I? Or even more curiously who are you? These are questions about the self. That aspect of who we are that we believe defines, or at least describes, each of us. The popular notion is that this is