“Researcher: Brains of dangerous youth underdeveloped” KOAT CHANNEL 7 NEWS

Nancy Laflin, a reporter from KOAT channel 7 news, interviewed Dr. Kent Kiehl  this week regarding his research with juveniles.  Dr. Kiehl and his research team at the Mind Research Network have discovered that the brains and minds of kids who commit violent crimes are structured differently than kids with a non-violent background.  These structural differences suggest that the brains of the juveniles are 5 to 10 years underdeveloped. READ MORE

“School Shooters: The First Step in Protection, Who Are They?” FORBES

In a recent Forbes piece Prosecutor Marcia Clark comments on the nation’s epidemic of school shootings and the relationship between psychopathy and violent behavior. Clark cites Dr. Kent Kiehl and his new book “The Psychopath Whisperer” and points out that the treatment program Kiehl discusses in his book may be one of the best chances for early detection and intervention for youth on a trajectory towards future violence. READ MORE

“Was John Wilkes Booth a Psychopath?” REAL CLEAR SCIENCE

Writer Ross Pomeroy in a recent piece investigated the probable diagnosis of a past infamous killer, John Wilkes Booth as a Psychopath.  Pomeroy cites Dr. Kent Kiehl’s new book The Psychopath Whisperer with an  posthumous assessment of John Wilkes Book using the Hare Psychopathy Checklist.  One by one through the checklist Pomeroy cites Kiehl’s book and expertise scoring John Wilkes Booth likeliness to be a psychopath or an empathetic individual that only wanted to change the pages of US history. READ MORE