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Louis Schlesinger
He/Him
BornAugust 19, 1949
OccupationProfessor of Psychology
AwardsNJPA Psychologist of the Year

Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award

Distinguished Researcher Award
Academic background
Alma materNew School of Social Research
Academic work
DisciplinePsychologist
InstitutionsJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York (CUNY)

Louis Schlesinger is a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York (CUNY). Dr. Schlesinger's areas of research focus on Forensic Psychology; focusing on extraordinary crimes[1] including but not limited to serial and non-serial murder, rape, homicide, mass murder, and crime scene behavior.[2] Dr. 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. Throughout his career, Schlesinger has been received the NJPA Psychologist of the Year award,[3] the Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award,[4] and the Distinguished Researcher Award.[3]

Career

Louis Schlesinger received his PhD in 1975 through The New School of Social Research in New York.[2] He began working with sex offenders at the New Jersey State Forensic Facility for adult services and treatment after being appointed as a member and eventual chair member of the Special Classification Review Board.[5] In 2001, Schlesinger served as a member of a Senate Task Force that re-wrote Megan's Law.[2] Currently, Schlesinger is a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York (CUNY) and is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) in a joint research project to study sexual and serial murder.[2]

Research

Dr. Schlesinger's research focuses on extraordinary crimes; actions considered to be violations of human rights such as terrorism, sexual abuse, rape, and corruption.[1] Dr. Schlesinger's research focuses on extraordinary crimes; crimes that involve a "gross violation of human rights, corruption, terrorism, or child sexual abuse offenses"[6] Dr. Schlesinger looks at extraordinary crimes in relation to crime scene behavior, mass murder, serial and non-serial murder, rape, suicide by cop, and homicide. His research dives into the psychological, behavioral, and forensic aspects of the afore mentioned crimes, as he examines the underlying motivations, personality traits, and psychopathologies of offenders. Dr. Schlesinger is currently working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) to study such crimes.[2]

He has published numerous articles and books on such topics over the years including his most recent publications Sexual Assault/Rape and Serial Sexual Homicide: Clinical and Investigative Considerations (2024).[7] and Serial Offending (2022).[8] Some of Dr. Schlesinger's most notable publications focus on sexual homicide and deviance, offender profiling and crime scene behavior, psychopathy and personality disorders in violent offenders, and serial killer's behavioral patterns. [7][9][10]

Awards and Accolades

  • 1990 - NJPA Psychologist of the Year[3] (New Jersey Psychological Association)
  • 1993 - Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award[4] (American Psychological Association)
  • 1996 - Distinguished Researcher Award[3] (New Jersey Psychological Association)

Documentary & Film

The most notable documentary and film appearance that Dr. Schlesinger has appeared in was through Born to Kill?[11]. Dr. 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 Dr. Schlesinger has appeared and/or been featured in:

Publications

Books

  • Schlesinger, Louis B., ed. (2022). Serial Offenders[8]
  • Revitch, E.; Schlesinger, L.B., ed., (2017). Psychiatric Aspects of Criminal Behavior: The Collected Papers of Eugene Revitch.[16]
  • Schlesinger, Louis B., ed. (2007). Explorations in Criminal Psychopathology: Clinical Syndromes With Forensic Implications[17]
  • Schlesinger, L.B. (2004). Sexual Murder: Catathymic and Compulsive Homicides.[18]
  • Revitch, E.; Schlesinger, Louis B. (1989). Sex Murder and Sex Aggression: Phenomenology, Psychopathology, Psychodynamics and Prognosis[9]
  • Schlesinger, L.B. (1983). Sexual Dynamics of Anti-Social Behavior[19]

Journal Articles & Chapters

2011 - Present

  • Schlesinger, et al. (2024). "Sexual assault/rape and serial sexual homicide: Clinical and investigative considerations"[7]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2018). Foreign Object Insertions in Sexual Homicide.[20]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2017). Youthful Familicidal Offenders: Targeted Victims, Planned Attacks.[21]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2017). "Undoing" (or Symbolic Reversal) at Homicide Crime Scenes.[22]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2013). Suicide by Cop: Clinical Risks and Subtypes.[23]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2012). Crime Scene Staging in Homicide.[24]

2000 - 2010

  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2010). Ritual and signature in serial sexual homicide.[25]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2010). Sex Offenders, Juvenile Offenders, and Cross-Cultural Crime Research New Findings, All Interesting.[26]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2010). Necrophilia and Sexual Homicide.[27]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2009). Psychological Profiling: Investigative Implications from Crime Scene Analysis.[28]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2008). Police Officers who Commit Suicide by Cop: A Clinical Study with Analysis.[29]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2008). Relevant, practical, interdisciplinary research - A challenge for us all.[30]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2008). Homicidal Celebrity Stalkers.[31]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2008). Serial and single-victim rapists: Differences in crime-scene violence, interpersonal involvement, and criminal sophistication.[32]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2008). Compulsive-Repetitive Offenders.[33]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2007). Sexual homicide: Differentiating catathymic and compulsive murders.[34]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2006). Book Section: Essay and Review: Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling. [35]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2006). Celebrity Stalking, Homicide, and Suicide: A Psychological Autopsy.[36]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2004). Classification of Antisocial Behavior for Prognostic Purposes: Study the Motivation, Not the Crime.[37]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2003). A case study involving competency to stand trial: Incompetent Defendant, Incompetent Examiner, or "Malingering by Proxy"?[38]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2003). Book Section: Essay and Review: Dark Dreams: Sexual Violence, Homicide, and the Criminal Mind.[39]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2002). Book Section: Essay and Review: Juvenile Sexual Homicide.[40]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2002). Stalking, Homicide, and Catathymic Process: A Case Study[41]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2001). The Contract Murderer: Patterns, Characteristics, and Dynamics.[42]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2001). The Potential Sex Murderer.[43]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (2000). Familicide, Depression and Catathymic Process.[44]

1975 - 1999

  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1999). Adolescent Sexual Matricide Following Repetitive Mother-Son Incest.[45]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1999). Book Section: Essay and Review: Signature Killers Signature Killers.[46]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1998). Pathological narcissism and serial homicide: Review and case study.[47]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1997). Physiognomic Sensitivity: Its Development and Modification.[48]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1996). The Catathymic crisis, 1912-present: A review and clinical study.[49]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1994). Classification and Prediction of Anti-Social Behavior.[50]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1994). Something New in the Study of Violence.[51]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1990). Outpatient Treatment of the Sexually Motivated Murderer and Potential Murderer.[52]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1986). The Male Batterer: Still Waiting for Specific Treatment.[53]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1983). Family Violence: Effects of a Film Program for Alcohol Dependent Persons.[54]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1981). The criminal fantasy technique: A comparison of sex offenders and substance abusers.[10]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1980). Achromatic Rorschach Perceptions: Some Implications for the Diagnosis of Depression.[55]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1978). Rorschach human movement responses of withdrawn and acting out adolescents.[56]
  • Schlesinger, et. al. (1975). Letter: The Capgras syndrome, a rarity?[57]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Louis Schlesinger | John Jay College of Criminal Justice". www.jjay.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. ^ a b c d "NJPA Awards". New Jersey Psychological Association. 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Karl F. Heiser APA Presidential Award for Advocacy". American Psychological Association. 2023.
  5. ^ "APA/AGAI 3rd Annual CLE Conference" (PDF). Official Site of The State of New Jersey. 2002.
  6. ^ Prahassacitta, Vidya (2016-10-30). "The Concept of Extraordinary Crime in Indonesia Legal System: is The Concept An Effective Criminal Policy?". Humaniora. 7 (4): 513. doi:10.21512/humaniora.v7i4.3604. ISSN 2476-9061.
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  8. ^ a b Schlesinger, Louis B., ed. (2022). Serial offenders: current thought, recent findings (First issued in paperback ed.). Boca Raton London New York: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2236-5.
  9. ^ a b Revitch, Eugene; Schlesinger, Louis B. (1989). Sex murder and sex aggression: phenomenology, psychopathology, psychodynamics, and prognosis. Springfield, Ill., U.S.A: Thomas. ISBN 978-0-398-05556-1.
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  21. ^ Viñas-Racionero, Rosa; Schlesinger, Louis B.; Scalora, Mario J.; Jarvis, John P. (2017). "Youthful Familicidal Offenders: Targeted Victims, Planned Attacks". Journal of Family Violence. 32 (5): 535–542. doi:10.1007/s10896-016-9836-9. ISSN 0885-7482.
  22. ^ Russell, Maria; Schlesinger, Louis B.; Leon, Maria; Holdren, Samantha (2017-06-09). ""Undoing" (or Symbolic Reversal) at Homicide Crime Scenes". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 63 (2): 478–483. doi:10.1111/1556-4029.13556. ISSN 0022-1198.
  23. ^ Dewey, Lauren; Allwood, Maureen; Fava, Joanna; Arias, Elizabeth; Pinizzotto, Anthony; Schlesinger, Louis (2013). "Suicide by Cop: Clinical Risks and Subtypes". Archives of Suicide Research. 17 (4): 448–461. doi:10.1080/13811118.2013.801810. ISSN 1381-1118.
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  25. ^ Rossmo, D. Kim (2018-04-17), "Geoprofiling serial sexual homicide", Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Homicide Studies, 1 Edition. | New York : Routledge, 2018. | Series: Routledge international handbooks: Routledge, pp. 544–561, ISBN 978-1-315-21228-9, retrieved 2024-09-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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  27. ^ Stein, Michelle L.; Schlesinger, Louis B.; Pinizzotto, Anthony J. (2010). "Necrophilia and Sexual Homicide". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 55 (2): 443–446. doi:10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01282.x. ISSN 0022-1198.
  28. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2009). "Psychological Profiling: Investigative Implications from Crime Scene Analysis". The Journal of Psychiatry & Law. 37 (1): 73–84. doi:10.1177/009318530903700106. ISSN 0093-1853.
  29. ^ Aria, Elizabeth A.; Schlesinger, Louis B.; Pinizzotto, Anthony J.; Davis, Edward F.; Fava, Joanna L.; Dewey, Lauren M. (2008). "Police officers who commit suicide-by-cop: A clinical study with analysis". PsycEXTRA Dataset. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
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  31. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B.; Mesa, V. Blair (2008), "Homicidal Celebrity Stalkers", Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures, Oxford University Press, pp. 83–104, retrieved 2024-09-21
  32. ^ Park, Jisun; Schlesinger, Louis B.; Pinizzotto, Anthony J.; Davis, Edward F. (2008). "Serial and single‐victim rapists: differences in crime‐scene violence, interpersonal involvement, and criminal sophistication". Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 26 (2): 227–237. doi:10.1002/bsl.804. ISSN 0735-3936.
  33. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B., "Compulsive-Repetitive Offenders", Serial Murder and the Psychology of Violent Crimes, Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, pp. 15–33, ISBN 978-1-58829-685-6, retrieved 2024-09-21
  34. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2007). "Sexual homicide: Differentiating catathymic and compulsive murders". Aggression and Violent Behavior. 12 (2): 242–256. doi:10.1016/j.avb.2006.09.007. ISSN 1359-1789.
  35. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2006). "Book Section: Essay and Review: Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling". The Journal of Psychiatry & Law. 34 (2): 247–248. doi:10.1177/009318530603400210. ISSN 0093-1853.
  36. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2006). "Celebrity Stalking, Homicide, and Suicide". International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 50 (1): 39–46. doi:10.1177/0306624x05276461. ISSN 0306-624X.
  37. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2004). "Classification of Antisocial Behavior for Prognostic Purposes: Study the Motivation, Not the Crime". The Journal of Psychiatry & Law. 32 (2): 191–219. doi:10.1177/009318530403200204. ISSN 0093-1853.
  38. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2003). "A case study involving competency to stand trial: Incompetent defendant, incompetent examiner or "malingering by proxy"?". Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. 9 (3–4): 381–399. doi:10.1037/1076-8971.9.3-4.381. ISSN 1939-1528.
  39. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2003). "Book Section: Essay and Review: Dark Dreams: Sexual Violence, Homicide, and the Criminal Mind". The Journal of Psychiatry & Law. 31 (2): 243–246. doi:10.1177/009318530303100209. ISSN 0093-1853.
  40. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2002). "Book Section: Essay and Review: Juvenile Sexual Homicide". The Journal of Psychiatry & Law. 30 (3): 411–414. doi:10.1177/009318530203000309. ISSN 0093-1853.
  41. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2002-02-01). "Stalking, Homicide, and Catathymic Process: A Case Study". International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 46 (1): 64–74. doi:10.1177/0306624x02046001005. ISSN 0000-0000.
  42. ^ Schlesinger, LB (2001). "The Contract Murderer: Patterns, Characteristics, and Dynamics". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 46 (5): 1119–1123. doi:10.1520/jfs15108j. ISSN 0022-1198.
  43. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2001). "The Potential Sex Murderer". Journal of Threat Assessment. 1 (1): 47–72. doi:10.1300/j177v01n01_05. ISSN 1533-2608.
  44. ^ Schlesinger, LB (2000-01-01). "Familicide, Depression and Catathymic Process". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 45 (1): 200–203. doi:10.1520/jfs14661j. ISSN 0022-1198.
  45. ^ Schlesinger, LB (1999-07-01). "Adolescent Sexual Matricide Following Repetitive Mother-Son Incest". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 44 (4): 746–749. doi:10.1520/jfs14548j. ISSN 0022-1198.
  46. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (1999). "Book Section: Essay and Review: Signature Killers". The Journal of Psychiatry & Law. 27 (1): 191–194. doi:10.1177/009318539902700105. ISSN 0093-1853.
  47. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (2017-11-30), "Pathological Narcissism and Serial Homicide: Review and Case Study", Altruism Narcissism Comity, Routledge, pp. 183–196, ISBN 978-1-351-32112-9, retrieved 2024-09-21
  48. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (1979). "Physiognomic Sensitivity: Its Development and Modification". The Journal of Genetic Psychology. 134 (1): 107–123. doi:10.1080/00221325.1979.10533404. ISSN 0022-1325.
  49. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B (1996). "The Catathymic crisis, 1912-present: A review and clinical study". Aggression and Violent Behavior. 1 (4): 307–316. doi:10.1016/s1359-1789(96)00003-1. ISSN 1359-1789.
  50. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (1995-01-18). "Classification and Prediction of Anti-Social Behavior". The Psychotherapy Patient. 9 (1–2): 151–171. doi:10.1300/j358v09n01_13. ISSN 0738-6176.
  51. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (1994). "Something New in the Study of Violence". Contemporary Psychology: A Journal of Reviews. 39 (1): 24–25. doi:10.1037/033786. ISSN 0010-7549.
  52. ^ Schlesinger, Louis; Revitch, Eugene (1990). "Outpatient treatment of the sexually motivated murderer and potential murderer". Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 15 (1): 163–178. doi:10.1080/10509674.1990.9963958. ISSN 1050-9674.
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  54. ^ Powers, Robert J.; Schlesinger, Louis B.; Benson, Mark (1983). "Family Violence: Effects of a Film Program for Alcohol Dependent Persons". Journal of Drug Education. 13 (2): 153–160. doi:10.2190/w7ke-uq7y-b6ec-rr9g. ISSN 0047-2379.
  55. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B.; Fox, Corinne F. (1980). "Achromatic Rorschach Perceptions: Some Implications for the Diagnosis of Depression". Perceptual and Motor Skills. 50 (1): 199–202. doi:10.2466/pms.1980.50.1.199. ISSN 0031-5125.
  56. ^ Schlesinger, Louis B. (1978). "Rorschach Human Movement Responses of Acting-out and Withdrawn Adolescents". Perceptual and Motor Skills. 47 (1): 68–70. doi:10.2466/pms.1978.47.1.68. ISSN 0031-5125.
  57. ^ SCHLESINGER, LOUIS B. (1975). "The Capgras Syndrome: A Rarity?". American Journal of Psychiatry. 132 (11): 1221–c-1222. doi:10.1176/ajp.132.11.1221-c. ISSN 0002-953X.
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