Al Carlisle

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Al Carlisle PhD (Alma Lindsay Carlisle, born 11 February 1937) is an American psychologist and author. The majority of Al Carlisle's career has been as a psychologist at the Utah State Prison from which he retired as the head of the Psychology Department in 1989. Al Carlisle performed the first psychological assessment of Ted Bundy in 1976, before it was learned that Ted Bundy was violent.

Al Carlisle has done extensive research on serial killers and has interviewed the Hi-Fi killers, Arthur Gary Bishop, Westley Allan Dodd, Keith Jesperson, Ted Bundy and many others. Specialties include Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder). Al Carlisle was also a consultant for the Salt Lake Rape Crisis Center for several years and currently conducts workshops on serial homicide and other crime topics. Al Carlisle was born and raised in Utah and received a BS and MS from Utah State University and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Brigham Young University.

Bibliography

• Violent Mind: The 1976 Psychological Assessment of Ted Bundy (2017), Genius Book Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9982973-7-8 Search this book on .
• I'm Not Guilty: The Case of Ted Bundy (The Development of the Violent Mind) (Volume 1) (2016). Genius Book Publishing, ISBN 978-0990857563 Search this book on .
• Broken Samurai: A Combat Marine's Odyssey into the Depths of PTSD (2016). Genius Book Publishing, ISBN 978-0990857556 Search this book on .
• The Mind of the Devil: The Cases of Arthur Gary Bishop and Westley Allan Dodd (The Development of the Violent Mind) (Volume 2) (2015). Genius Book Publishing, ISBN 978-0990456674 Search this book on .

Articles and papers

• The Divided Self: Toward an Understanding of the Dark side of the Serial Killer, American Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol.XVII, No. 2 1993
• Dissociation and Violent Criminal Behavior Volume: Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 7 issue: 4, page(s): 273-285 Issue published: December 1, 1991
• Rorschach Simulation of Mental Illness and Normality by Psychotic and Nonpsychotic Legal Offenders David T. Seamons, Robert J. Howell, A.L. Carlisle & Allan V. Roe Pages 130-135 | Published online: 10 Jun 2010
• The effects of anxiety and conformity on the structured‐objective rorschach test (sort) Philip Langer Alma L. Carlisle William G. Hayes First published: July 1963
• The effect of hypnotically induced and nonhypnotic mood changes on the rorschach test Robert J. Howell &A. Lindsay Carlisle Pages 28-36 | Received 19 Jan 1970, Published online: 31 Jan 2008
• Comparison of filmed violence and anger as measured by changes in affective states. Carlisle AL, Howell RJ Europe Pubmed Psychological Reports [01 Jun 1974, 34(3):1259-1266

Further Reading

• Contemporary perspectives on serial murder- Book by Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes, editors. 1998, English, Book edition:
• The Mind of a Murderer: Privileged Access to the Demons that Drive Extreme Violence - Book by Dr. Katherine Ramsland
• The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds by Dr. Katherine Ramsland
• Deadly Dreams: What Motivates School Shootings? Scientific American by Frank J.Robertz on Aug 1, 2007
• Killer told Provo Psychologist that he had a pact with Satan-Associated Press, Published: Feb. 12, 1993
• The Psychologist and the Serial Killer - A prison psychologist provides his full assessment of Ted Bundy. Oct 23, 2017 Katherine Ramsland Ph.D.
• Talking to Killers -Former prison psychologist dissects interviews with two child serial killers. May 05, 2016 Katherine Ramsland Ph.D. http
• Imagining Ted Bundy - A psychologist ponders what Ted might have said Aug 24, 2012 Katherine Ramsland Ph.D.

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