Louis Schlesinger

Louis Schlesinger is a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York (CUNY). Schlesinger's areas of research focus on Forensic Psychology; focusing on extraordinary crimes Schlesinger has written numerous books and journal articles. He has also participated in a number of podcasts, documentaries, and TV shows to discuss his work. Across his career, Schlesinger has been the recipient of the New Jersey Psychological Association Psychologist of the Year award, In 2001, Schlesinger served as a member of a Senate Task Force that re-wrote Megan's Law. Schlesinger's research focuses on extraordinary crimes; crimes that involve a "gross violation of human rights, corruption, terrorism, or child sexual abuse offenses" and Serial Offending.

Schlesinger has distinguished the concept of catathymic crisis from that of compulsive murder.

Awards and accolades

1990 - NJPA Psychologist of the Year (New Jersey Psychological Association) 1993 - Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award (American Psychological Association) 1996 - Distinguished Researcher Award Schlesinger provides expert psychological opinion and insight into serial killers and their behaviors. He seeks to explain criminal behavior, analysis of crime scenes, and the use of psychological profiling in solving such cases.

The following is a list of documentaries and films Schlesinger has appeared and/or been featured in: Born to Kill? Most Evil Killers Very Scary People Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein Born to Kill? Class of Evil

Publications

Books

Schlesinger, Louis B., ed. (2022). Serial Offenders Revitch, E.; Schlesinger, L.B., ed., (2017). Psychiatric Aspects of Criminal Behavior: The Collected Papers of Eugene Revitch. Schlesinger, Louis B., ed. (2007). Explorations in Criminal Psychopathology: Clinical Syndromes With Forensic Implications Schlesinger, L.B. (2004). Sexual Murder: Catathymic and Compulsive Homicides. Revitch, E.; Schlesinger, Louis B. (1989). Sex Murder and Sex Aggression: Phenomenology, Psychopathology, Psychodynamics and Prognosis Schlesinger, L.B. (1983). Sexual Dynamics of Anti-Social Behavior