On any given day, millions of Americans curl up to watch their favorite crime shows. Whether it is «FBI» on CBS, «Dexter» on Showtime, «Mindhunter» on Netflix, «Killing Eve» on BBC, reruns of «Law & Order,» or any of a myriad of other similar shows, they draw huge audiences with their vivid portrayals of villains whose behaviors are perplexingly cruel. I’ll confess: I am part of that audience. My students even make fun of how much crime television I, a researcher who studies criminal behavior, watch.
Psychopaths can feel emotions and can be treated: Don’t believe what you see on crime shows
On any given day, millions of Americans curl up to watch their favorite crime shows. Whether it is "FBI" on CBS, "Dexter" on Showtime, "Mindhunter" on Netflix, "Killing Eve" on BBC, reruns of "Law & Order," or any of a myriad of other similar shows, they draw huge audiences with their vivid portrayals of villains whose behaviors are perplexingly cruel. I'll confess: I am part of that audience. My students even make fun of how much crime television I, a researcher who studies criminal behavior, watch.