Global InformationPark Dietz information
Park Dietz[1] | |
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| Born | Park Elliot Dietz August 13, 1948 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, US |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.) Cornell University (A.B.)[2] |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Employer(s) | Park Dietz & Associates, Inc Threat Assessment Group, Inc. UCLA School of Medicine Forensic Sciences Unit, New York State Police Critical Incident Response Group, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime [citation needed] |
| Known for | Forensic psychiatry Expert testimony in high profile criminal cases |
Park Elliot Dietz (born August 13, 1948) is a forensic psychiatrist who has consulted or testified in many of the highest-profile US criminal cases, including those of spousal killer Betty Broderick, mass murderer Jared Lee Loughner, and serial killers Joel Rifkin, Arthur Shawcross, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Kaczynski, Richard Kuklinski, the D.C. sniper attacks, and William Bonin.[3][4]
He came to national prominence in 1982 during his five days of testimony as the prosecution's expert witness in the trial of John Hinckley Jr., for his attempted assassination of President Reagan on March 30, 1981. Then an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Dietz testified that at the time of the shooting, Hinckley knew what he was doing, knew it was wrong, and had the capacity to control his behavior thus was not legally insane.[5]
Dietz is also a criminologist, and in 1987 he created the specialty of workplace violence prevention in founding Threat Assessment Group, Inc. (TAG), which specializes in analyzing and managing threatening behavior and communications, stalking, risks arising from domestic violence, and other abnormal activity in corporations, colleges, and schools.[6] As of 2013, more than 20,000 senior corporate managers have attended TAG training seminars.[7]
A separate company, Park Dietz & Associates (PD&A), is a forensic consulting firm specializing in criminal behavior analysis, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology and other forensic sciences, serving prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, and attorneys representing defendants and plaintiffs in civil litigation.[8] PD&A's national roster of experts includes physicians, psychologists, and retired FBI agents with wide expertise on the forensic aspects of fields as diverse as neurology, social work and pathology.[9] Both TAG and PD&A are headquartered in Southern California with PD&A having a second office in Washington, D.C.[10][11]
In addition to his work as a forensic psychiatrist, Dietz has consulted for television shows including Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.[12]
- ^ "Johns Hopkins Magazine - November 1994 Issue". pages.jh.edu.
- ^ "Park Dietz". Biography. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Constant, Gerri Shaftel (February 7, 2013). "Forensic Psychiatrist: Dorner Is Like Kaczynski". Fox 11 News. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015.
- ^ "FindLaw's United States Ninth Circuit case and opinions".
- ^ Low, Peter W.; Jeffries, John Calvin; Bonnie, Richard J. (1986). The Trial of John Hinckley: A Case Study in the Insanity Defense. Minneola, NY: Foundation Press. ISBN 9780882773339. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
The Trial of John Hinckley: A Case Study in the Insanity Defense.
- ^ Keiger, Dale (November 1994). "The Dark World of Park Dietz". Johns Hopkins Magazine. Baltimore.
- ^ About TAG Inc, the Threat Assessment Group | Threat Assessment Group Archived April 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Psychiatrist testifies Montgomery sane - CJOnline.com". Archived from the original on June 28, 2013.
- ^ "Our Experts - Park Dietz & Associates". www.parkdietzassociates.com.
- ^ Contact TAG | Threat Assessment Group Archived May 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Contact - Park Dietz & Associates". www.parkdietzassociates.com.
- ^ Interview with Forensic Scientist Park Dietz.