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S A Deepak

National Forensic Sciences University, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College

ORCID iD 0000-0002-6760-5755
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S. A. Deepak Also known as SAD is the pioneering researcher on serial killing in India, known for advancing the systematic study of extreme violent behavior within the Indian context. His work includes some of the earliest in-depth case studies of serial killers from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, offering detailed insights into offender trajectories, behavioral patterns, and socio-psychological backgrounds. Through extensive qualitative and longitudinal analysis, he has proposed 'the Life-Course Theory of Serial Killing,' a developmental framework that explains how individuals evolve into serial offenders over time.

His research bridges criminological theory, forensic psychology, and investigative practice, contributing to a more nuanced understanding of repetitive homicidal behavior. Distinctively, his scholarship focuses on rare and underexplored forms of violence in India, examining phenomena such as multiple murders, mass murders, familicide, filicide, romanticide, and necrophilic behavior, areas that remain largely neglected in mainstream criminological research.

He is the author of the book titled 'The Unfathomable Lives: Biographies of Indian Serial Killers,' which presents comprehensive biographical analyses of offenders and their pathways to crime. With over 15 years of experience in teaching and research, he serves as a faculty of Criminology at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Dr. S. A. Deepak is the founder of Criminologia e Cinema, a distinctive national initiative launched in 2022 that uses cinematic art as a means for criminological education and public engagement. The annual event attracts young scholars and artists from across India, taking place at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU).

He is the programme coordinator of the MA Criminology at the School of Behavioural Forensics, National Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He regularly gives lectures in courses that fall in the area of Criminal Psychology. He is also undertaking various research projects in the niche area of extreme and unique violent phenomena in India with his scholars.

Employment

  • National Forensic Sciences University Faculty
    2022 - Present
  • Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College Assistant Professor
    2017 - 2021

Education

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