
Recognise the creativity behind crime, then you can thwart it
The malevolent creativity of criminals has many parallels with the benevolent creativity of artists and entrepreneurs
by David Cropley
David Cropley is professor of engineering innovation at the University of South Australia. His books include Femina Problematis Solvendis: Problem Solving Woman: A History of the Creativity of Women (2020); Creativity in Engineering: Novel Solutions to Complex Problems (2015); and Creativity and Crime: A Psychological Analysis (2013). He was a scientific consultant and on-screen expert for the Australian TV documentaries Redesign My Brain (2013-15) and Life at 9 (2014). He lives in Adelaide.