Evolution of Evil: The Psychology of Extreme Human Behaviors

Evolution of Evil: The Psychology of Extreme Human Behaviors

Saturday, October 5, 2019

BOSTON COLLEGE Law School Campus

885 Centre St, Newton Centre, MA 02459


Agenda

 

8:30 – 8:40 Welcome

8:40 – 9:30 The 22 Point Scale - Gary Brucato, Ph.D.

9:30 – 9:45 Break

9:45 – 10: 30 Cultural Changes and Social Factors of the New Evil - Michael Stone, MD

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:45 The Serial Killer Database - Terrance Leary, MA, MS, MBA, Ph.D.

11:45 – 12:15 Lunch

12:15 - 1:15 Dismemberment and the Media - Victor Petreca, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CNP

1:15 – 1:30 Break

1:30 - 2:30 Mindhunter Cases and Mutilation - Ann Burgess, DNSc, APRN, FAAN

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:45 Panel Topics: Legal Outcome for Killers who Dismember their Victims; Women who dismember; Cannibalism; Cases if de-sexualization

3:45 – 4:00 Wrap Up and Questions

Six Contact Hours will be Awarded

What drives people to commit serial killings, mass murders, and other violent crimes?

Attend a one-day conference to learn from leaders in in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and medicine:

  • Learn about forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone’s 22-point “Gradation of Evil” scale, and how it’s used to assess an individual’s true depth of evil.
  • Hear about case examples from the past 60 years that distinguish crimes on the 22-point scale and show the evolution of evil crimes.
  • Learn about the Serial Killer Database and the connection between I.Q. and a serial killer’s crimes.
  • See what role culture plays in crime, and gain insights into the ways evil manifests differently across the globe.

Registration

Registration is closed

Speakers

Gary Brucato

Gary Brucato, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist, Associate Research Scientist

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Columbia University Medical Center

Michael Stone

Michael H. Stone, MD

Psychiatrist, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Ann Burgess

Ann W. Burgess, DNSc , APRN, FAAN

Professor

Boston College, Connell School of Nursing

Terence Leary

Terence Gerald Leary, MA, MS, MBA, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Psychology

Florida Gulf Coast University

Victor Petreca

Victor Petreca, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CNP

Clinical Assistant Professor

Boston College, Connell School of Nursing

ACCREDITATION

The Boston College Connell School of Nursing Continuing Education Program is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Association Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Location:

Boston College Law School Campus

885 Centre St, Newton Centre, MA 02459