Lydia Benecke - Die Psychologie des Bösen

Get ready for an exciting journey into the world of criminal psychology.

Lydia Benecke is now a nationally renowned expert in her field and in her lecture The Psychology of Evil sheds light on the emotional and mental worlds of psychopathic people. Both those who have made headlines with horrifying crimes and those who get through life without committing criminal acts and are unrecognized among us.

Is Hannibal Lecter really the prototype of a psychopath? Do all psychopaths have the need to kill other people? How does criminal psychology determine whether a person is psychopathic? How does a psychopathic personality develop? How do some psychopathic serial killers manage to lead inconspicuous lives for decades as loving family men and friendly neighbors? Why don't all psychopaths become criminals? How much of "evil" is there in "normal" people?