I do think a lot of sexual violence stems from experiences in childhood or at puberty. Some people become sadistic after suffering early abuse at the…

- Park Dietz

One of the biggest mistakes celebrities make is being overly friendly. They allow photo shoots in their homes, even their bedrooms and bathrooms; the…

- Park Dietz

You condition a vulnerable boy at puberty to become aroused by brutality. It's the violence, not the nudity. Frankly, I wouldn't mind if every teenag…

- Park Dietz

Celebrity stalkers also are not necessarily fixated on one person as the public thinks. Rather, they tend to switch targets, going from, say, an athl…

- Park Dietz

We've had 20 years of mass murders throughout which I have repeatedly told CNN and our other media, if you don't want to propagate more mass murders,…

- Park Dietz

I like to have success experiences rather than failure experiences. So I'm more likely to compete in things I'm good at, and more likely to spend tim…

- Park Dietz

One of the problems with studies that examine the effects of violent imagery is that they typically use mentally healthy psychology students. If you …

- Park Dietz

Killers seldom meet the legal standard for insanity, which is quite different from the way most people use the word every day. Killers may be disturb…

- Park Dietz

Only the individual can decide what level of risk she can tolerate and what level of freedom she's willing to sacrifice for the sake of safety.

- Park Dietz