Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior: Current Trends and Challenges - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Paulo Barbosa Marques is a chartered clinical and forensic psychologist and a law enforcement officer. He began his law enforcement career serving as a frontline police officer in the Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP) and later as a criminal investigator at the Criminal Investigation Department – Organized Crime Brigade. Paulo is now an inspector at the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF), the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service. He holds a Master’s in Law and Security from the Faculty of Law - NOVA University of Lisbon, a postgraduate diploma in Internal Security, and a Licentiate degree in Psychology. Over the past years, his research has focused on the police officers, prosecutors and judges perceptions of investigative interviewing operational practices and training needs in Portugal. Paulo regularly presents at conferences to both academics and practitioners.

Dr. Mauro Paulino is Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and Lead Coordinator at MIND Institute of Clinical and Forensic Psychology, Portugal. He obtained his MS in Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences from the University of Lisbon and his PhD in Forensic Psychology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Dr. Paulino’s research focuses on spousal and family violence and his clinical practice includes psychological consultation, psychotherapy, and neuropsychology. He is a member of the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC) and the Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics Laboratory (PsyAssessmentLab). Dr. Paulino has authored led other Elsevier titles, including Police Psychology, Forensic Psychology of Spousal Violence, and Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior.

Laura Alho is a forensic psychologist and an assistant professor of the Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Aveiro, in collaboration with IBILI (Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra) and the Karolinska Institute (Sweden), a masters’ degree in Forensic Psychology, and a post-graduation in Criminology. She has professional training in Victimology, Criminal Profiling, Psychology of Justice and Criminal Investigation. She is a member of several scientific associations and member of the Cognition and People Centric Computing Labs (CopeLabs) and Human-Environment Interaction Lab (HEI-Lab), from Lusófona University. Her line of research is psychology of testimony. She is an author and coordinator of scientific publications and a guest lecturer at several universities and justice entities.