Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior
Curt R. Bartolwas a college professor for more than 30 years, teaching a wide variety of both undergraduate and graduate courses, including Biopsychology, Criminal Behavior, Juvenile Delinquency, Introduction to Forensic Psychology, Social Psychology, and Psychology and Law. He earned his PhD in personality/social psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1972. He was instrumental in creating and launching Castleton State College’s graduate program in forensic psychology and served as its director for 6 years. As a licensed clinical psychologist, he has been a consulting police psychologist to local, municipal, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for over 25 years. In addition toIntroduction to Forensic Psychology, he has writtenCriminal Behavior: A Psychosocial Approach(now in its 10th ed.),Juvenile Delinquency and AntisocialBehavior: ADevelopmental Perspective(3rd ed.),Criminal and Behavioral Profiling, andPsychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application(3rd ed.). He served as editor of SAGE’sCriminal Justice and Behavior: An International Journal, for 17 years. He also co-editedCurrent Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior. Anne M. Bartolearned an MA and a PhD in criminal justice from State University of New York at Albany. She also holds an MA in journalism from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She taught criminal justice, sociology, and journalism courses over a 20-year college teaching career and has worked as a journalist and a social worker in child and adolescent protective services. In addition toIntroduction to Forensic Psychology, she has coauthoredJuvenile Delinquency: A Systems Approach;Delinquency and Justice: A Psychosocial Approach;Psychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application;Criminal Behavior; andCriminal and Behavioral Profiling. She co-edited Current Perspectives, has served as book review editor and managing editor of Criminal Justice and Behavior and has published articles on women and criminal justice, rural courts, and the history of forensic psychology.