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What good will it do us to deny Anders Breivik enjoyment in prison?
Craig Jackson Professor Craig Jackson, Head of Psychology “You have put me through hell . . . and I won’t be able to survive it much longer. You are killing me” – Anders Breivik, February 2014. Breivik...
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The virgin spree-killer and beyond: acting under the influence
Professor Craig Jackson Professor Craig Jackson – Head of Psychology It is a fact of journalism that we all know: when a spree-killer shoots or stabs multiple victims and secures a large number of...
View ArticleNational Work-Life Week
By Professor Craig Jackson – Professor of Occupational Health Psychology Aristotle once observed that “All work distracts and absorbs the mind”. He had a point. Like it or not, our job is the single...
View ArticleWhy are university students so stressed?
By Professor Craig Jackson – Head of Psychology at Birmingham City University One difference between this generation of students and the ones before them concerns the massive amount of responsibilities...
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Boy Band Breakups: Let’s not be so cavalier to the “Directioners”
Professor Craig Jackson, Head of Psychology at Birmingham City University In February 1996 when Take That announced their split, press reports were feverish about the prospect of fans, distraught at...
View ArticleFive years on from the Cumbrian mass shooting – what more do we know about...
Professor Craig Jackson reflects on the Cumbrian Shooting tragedy in 2010. He suggests that mass shootings committed by single perpetrators against strangers are still increasing in frequency, but...
View ArticleWorkplace stalking – the sometimes deadly and devastating phenomenon
In light of the shootings in Virginia earlier this week – should employers be taking cases of workplace stalking, harassment or other worrying behaviour more seriously? Professor Jackson, Head of...
View ArticleNarcissism is key in understanding the Munich Massacre
Professor Craig Jackson, Head of Psychology, Birmingham City University, who specialises in spree killings, reflects on the Munich mass shooting tragedy. He suggests Ali Sonboly’s on-camera behaviour...
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Can this beloved 80 year old ever be stopped from killing people?
Head of Psychology at Birmingham City University, Professor Craig Jackson, joins in the celebrations of the 80th Birthday of the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the most iconic and symbolic engineering...
View ArticleSurviving a career set back
Following Theresa May’s Cabinet reshuffle and many MPs losing their seats after the General Election, occupational psychologist Professor Craig Jackson shares some tips on coping with a career set...
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