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From time to time, into the news burst accounts of regular people
who commit crimes that seem totally out of character according to
those who know them well. Lee Malvo, one of the D.C. snipers, was
known to his friends and family as a smart, promising man.
"Steven," was a talented, young scientist with no criminal record.
No one suspected he was capable of injuring another-until he was
arrested for abducting a man, handcuffing him, and threatening to
blow off his head with a pistol. What makes these otherwise stable
and respected men and women commit crimes? Why do those who know
them best not see the signs? Are there clues people can look out
for when a person is about to "snap?" What in the psychological
makeup of defendants resulted in their committing crimes? Here, a
seasoned forensic psychologist delves into the psyches of these
otherwise "normal" people, whom he has treated and researched for
many years. With first-hand experience interviewing and treating
such offenders, Samenow is able to offer numerous case examples of
everyday people committing extraordinary crimes. He reveals the
significant clues that help to unmask these criminals and the
seemingly mundane aspects of their daily lives. The way a person
handles money, consumption of alcohol, sexual history, marital
conflicts, job history and performance, interests and hobbies,
reading preferences, ambitions and goals, and reactions to
frustrations all contribute to the factors leading up to the
criminal act. By probing into these and other aspects of the
offenders' lives, the author finds a context for the crimes they
commit. He concludes that the "out of character" crime does not
exist, that the crime is merely the outermanifestation of what lies
beneath the surface. By taking readers through the steps necessary
to understand these criminals, the author shows how we can all read
the signs before it is too late. He uses real life examples in
every chapter to illustrate his points and readers will come away
with a better understanding of how these criminals operate.
In an unusually user-friendly forum, the co-author of the widely
respected three-volume study The Criminal Personality addresses the
questions posed by professional audiences during his speaking
engagements of the past twenty years about causes, characteristics,
and treatment of antisocial behavior. Stanton Samenow's responses,
informed by his research and clinical experience with criminal
populations, assess environmental influences, social and familial;
discuss bio-genteic factors and differential mental capacities and
mental illnesses; and identify patterns, preventions, and
interventions as well as issues of sentencing, confinement, and
habilitation. "I am a clinical psychologist with the kind of
practice few others have or want to have", Dr. Samenow says,
referring to the hundreds of men, women, and children he has
interviewed, evaluated, and counseled. The perspectives and
recommendations he shares here are rooted in and distilled from
that practice; they constitute an accessible, authoritative digest.
In an unusually user-friendly forum, the co-author of the widely
respected three-volume study The Criminal Personality addresses the
questions posed by professional audiences during his speaking
engagements of the past twenty years about causes, characteristics,
and treatment of antisocial behavior. Stanton Samenow's responses,
informed by his research and clinical experience with criminal
populations, assess environmental influences, social and familial;
discuss bio-genteic factors and differential mental capacities and
mental illnesses; and identify patterns, preventions, and
interventions as well as issues of sentencing, confinement, and
habilitation. "I am a clinical psychologist with the kind of
practice few others have or want to have", Dr. Samenow says,
referring to the hundreds of men, women, and children he has
interviewed, evaluated, and counseled. The perspectives and
recommendations he shares here are rooted in and distilled from
that practice; they constitute an accessible, authoritative digest.
When a person commits a crime that seems completely out of
character, people are shocked. Even those who think they know the
perpetrator well cannot make sense of what has happened. In this
book, follow a forensic psychologist, Stanton E. Samenow, as he
unravels the personality of the person accused of the crime -- as
he attempts to explain what seems unexplainable. Dr. Samenow helps
place the crime in a context. His work demonstrates that, in fact,
there is no such thing as an "out of character" crime.
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