Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves is an associate professor with tenure at the School of Psychology, University of Minho, Portugal, where he obtained his Ph.D. in Forensic and Legal Psychology in 1997. He has consistently researched and published on the topics of violent and dangerous offenders, namely, psychopaths, sexual abusers, spouse abusers, and the correctional system. He also works as a forensic psychologist expert at the Counselling Unit of Forensic Psychology, University of Minho, where he evaluates and intervenes on juvenile and adult offenders. He has been the general director of the Portuguese Prison and Probation Services since 2022.