Episode 30 - How a Criminologist Thinks: What Most People Never See

Episode 30 - How a Criminologist Thinks: What Most People Never See

From RomConned by Laurel House

May 29, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

This episode features a conversation with criminologist Dr. Alex Del Carmen about his insights into crime and human behavior.

In this episode of RomConned , I sit down with criminologist Dr. Alex Del Carmen to talk about the path that led him into the world of crime, criminal behavior, victimization, law enforcement, and human psychology. For more than 27 years, Dr. Alex has studied criminals, trained law enforcement leaders, worked with agencies across the country, and taught the next generation of criminal justice professionals. But this conversation goes beyond degrees and career paths. We talk about: • What first drew him to criminology • How criminologists are trained • What people misunderstand about crime • Whether criminals think differently than everyone else • The patterns he notices that most people miss • What decades of studying crime taught him about human nature • How trust, manipulation, and victimization actually work • Why smart people still get conned • The emotional realities of spending a career studying the darkest parts of human behavior This is a behind-the-scenes look at the mind of a criminologist and the experiences that shaped one of RomConned 's co-hosts. Music: Fear of The Dark by Soundridemusic Link to Video: Cinematic Suspense Trailer NoCopyright Music for Video / Fear of…

People in this episode

Host: Laurel House

Guest: Dr. Alex Del Carmen

Topics covered

  • criminology
  • criminal behavior
  • victimization
  • law enforcement
  • human psychology

Keywords

  • criminology
  • criminal behavior
  • victimization
  • law enforcement
  • human psychology
  • crime patterns
  • manipulation

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