| Subject | Date Asked |
|
| forensic psych + criminology | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I am looking to be a criminal profiler/criminal behavioral studies person for the FBI. I was ...
A: I would certainly think those degrees would prepare you for a profiling job. But I have no ...
|
| Criminology/ Forensic Psychology Careers | 9/29/2009 |
Q: My name is Caitlin and I am currently a third year Psychological and Sociological Sciences major at ...
A: I think you have a number of options with your interest in Criminal Profiling/Behavior Analysis. Two ...
|
| What should be my next step? | 9/28/2009 |
Q: Good Afternoon: Hopefully this questions meets you in good health and spirits! I have a Bachelor's ...
A: I believe there would be multiple agencies that you could apply for employment with your educational ...
|
| serial killers | 9/24/2009 |
Q: I'm about to enter my 3rd and final year at Univeristy. I am studying Criminology and have found ...
A: Usually before a person has a title, they have a subject. Serial Killers as a subject is way too ...
|
| does a SO have to notify employers | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I have a person who works for me whom I've just found out is a registered Sex Offender. My question ...
A: I honestly don't know. There are state specific laws concerning sex offenders. Most if not all ...
|
| Criminologist & Forensic Psycology | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I am fairly sure I will be attending a University this coming Spring for a BS in Criminology and ...
A: Lots of information available on the internet. One such site is ...
|
| Motive for Crime | 7/25/2009 |
Q: Ms. Mahan, You are mistaken about my question being "homework". I am a prisoner preparing a writ of ...
A: I am sorry for guessing that this was a homework question, I get a lot of those. My second guess was ...
|
| emotional manipulation | 7/18/2009 |
Q: After 16 months of a hot and heavy relationship, of which, we both have admitted finding our soul ...
A: There is no relationship as intense on the face of this earth as that of predator and prey. Both ...
|
| differences and subject problem | 6/20/2009 |
Q: .can you help me and make it more clear plz?. i study biology and chemistry but no maths will it be ...
A: Oh my, yes, no math will be a big problem in pursuing a career in any kind of Psychology. You plain ...
|
| Career Path Options: Psychology/Law Enforcement | 6/19/2009 |
Q: Ms. Mahan, I'm almost forty and have decided to change careers. My undergraduate degree is in ...
A: What I am hearing from you is that you want to work as a therapist specializing in criminal ...
|
| forensic child psychology | 4/8/2009 |
Q: Jean M. Mahan, I am interested in Forensic Child Psychology. I am writing a research paper for my ...
A: In undergraduate work my minor was English with a major in General Psychology. The Master's degree ...
|
| is Criminology the same as forensic psychology!? | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I was just wondering if they were the same subject cause really want to learn more about ...
A: No, they are not exactly the same, but the fields are so interelated that that the difference is ...
|
| Sex Offenders | 3/15/2009 |
Q: Does every sex offender re-offend? As suggested by our media. If not, what is different? How can I ...
A: Not every sex offender re-offends. Recidivism, a return to prison for another sex offense, ranges in ...
|
| Is my son a psychopath | 1/31/2009 |
Q: Is he a probable psychopath and serial killer. My son showed violence and rage for a long time. He ...
A: I understood from your first teaser e-mail that you had taken the course 'Mind Games 101'. Anyone, ...
|
| Is my son a psychopath | 1/31/2009 |
Q: Is he a probable psychopath and serial killer. My son showed violence and rage for a long time. He ...
A: Yes, your son is a psychopath. He is actively rehearsing an action plan. He will act on it, in fact, ...
|
| signs of a serial killer | 1/12/2009 |
Q: i'm just wondering if there truely are ways of pointing these signs out or what ther are?
A: I'm far from an expert in this area. Spent a grand total of 2 hours with some of them. Serial ...
|
| forensic psychology | 1/12/2009 |
Q: I have always been interested in how a criminal's mind works, especially serial killers. I would ...
A: Serial killers are rare. Specialists in the field are rare. People interested in serial killers are ...
|
| Forensic psychology | 11/17/2008 |
Q: I'm currently writing a paper for my psychology 101 class and I have to interview a forensic ...
A: Yes, some of them were sexual offenders. Keep in mind that the prison was a minimum security prison, ...
|
| Forensic psychology | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I'm currently writing a paper for my psychology 101 class and I have to interview a forensic ...
A: I have 12 years as the Lead Psychologist in a minimum security prison in Illinois that held 900 ...
|
| Criminal psychology | 11/6/2008 |
Q: I am currently a junior in high school and i still haven't decided what i want to go to college ...
A: Ashley, don't feel bad that as a junior in high school you haven't decided what major you want in ...
|
| Sex offender | 11/5/2008 |
Q: i have a friend who met this guy in jail she knows he is a sex offender he is in there for att ...
A: I hope you advise her to run the other way as fast as she can move. Anyone stupid enough to get ...
|
| criminal psychology | 11/3/2008 |
Q: Firstly let me thank you very much for taking the time out to read my email and for any answer you ...
A: Wow, I am impressed again. This is what I think. In the struggle for the gun, the boyfriend and the ...
|
| criminal psychology | 10/31/2008 |
Q: Firstly let me thank you very much for taking the time out to read my email and for any answer you ...
A: Yes, you are right. I assumed you were from the US. I think a replica gun would work, both in Sweden ...
|
| criminal psychology | 10/31/2008 |
Q: Firstly let me thank you very much for taking the time out to read my email and for any answer you ...
A: Kate, yes the story line sounds believable, interesting plot too. I assume you have set up the ...
|
| Corrections and Rehabilitation SOP | 10/27/2008 |
Q: .. I just need some ideas in how to make a SOP Standard operating procedure for guard behavior in a ...
A: You have a huge job ahead of you. Even for a small jail the SOP should cover every conceivable way ...
|
| mixing up lowercase and capital letters | 10/25/2008 |
Q: To whom it may concern: I have always wondered why my uncle (60 years) mixes up lowercase and ...
A: I am not an expert in writing analysis, in fact know nothing about it. Psychologically, the only ...
|
| me agian... | 10/9/2008 |
Q: a friend who abuses alcohol, has adhd/no medication, was sexually abused as a child, and feels like ...
A: No these problems do not add up to something bigger; rather they are all related to the childhood ...
|
| signs of a serial killer.... | 10/9/2008 |
Q: if i know someone who has 7 out of 14, should i be worried? does this mean that they're a serial ...
A: No it doesn't. Despite the media, serial killers are quite rare. Regular ole criminals are not rare, ...
|
| Ten Question Assessment | 9/3/2008 |
Q: /Ms. Mahan, My name is Ylanne Sorrows, and in addition to being a crime writer, I am also a ...
A: Criminals are indeed a very interesting lot. Embarrassed to say it but - I don't remember the basic ...
|
| criminal psychology | 7/14/2008 |
Q: Hey there! I am a college student, majoring in psychology. My ultimate career goal is to be a ...
A: you are entering a really tough field. Treatment Centers for Sexual Offenders are literally begging ...
|
| Was he manipulating me all along? | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I recently ended a three year relationship with a man I met through a prison pen pal site. He was ...
A: Follow-up; Intimacy is shared hurt feelings. You say you were just looking for someone to share ...
|
| Was he manipulating me all along? | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I recently ended a three year relationship with a man I met through a prison pen pal site. He was ...
A: Yes he was manipulating you all along. And Yes you did the right thing by breaking up with him, and ...
|
