Criminal Mind: A Forensic Psychiatrist on Maniacs, Psychopaths, Murderers, and the Nature of Violence
14.99 €
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Criminal Mind: A Forensic Psychiatrist on Maniacs, Psychopaths, Murderers, and the Nature of Violence
14.99 €
The author of this book is a forensic psychiatrist who has worked in the British prison system for many years. The ten stories from his practice are ten fates of people caught up in circumstances that led to crime.
In telling about his characters, the author poses questions much broader than his professional duties require. What pushes a person to commit a crime? Can it be prevented? Can the psychology of the criminal be changed? Thoughtful and fascinating research allows the reader not only to penetrate into hospital wards, maximum security prisons, in courtrooms. Deeply sympathetic to his subjects, Nathan offers a different perspective on the people hidden behind the labels "psychopath," "serial killer," "sex offender." The psyche is not formed by itself. Mental processes are influenced by a person's reactions at the individual, institutional, and social levels. This determines how his aggressiveness manifests itself. Whatever the origins of a person's propensity for violence, their interactions with others are constantly changing. "We must take a genuine interest in the individual." This, according to the author, is the responsibility of society and the people around us.
In telling about his characters, the author poses questions much broader than his professional duties require. What pushes a person to commit a crime? Can it be prevented? Can the psychology of the criminal be changed? Thoughtful and fascinating research allows the reader not only to penetrate into hospital wards, maximum security prisons, in courtrooms. Deeply sympathetic to his subjects, Nathan offers a different perspective on the people hidden behind the labels "psychopath," "serial killer," "sex offender." The psyche is not formed by itself. Mental processes are influenced by a person's reactions at the individual, institutional, and social levels. This determines how his aggressiveness manifests itself. Whatever the origins of a person's propensity for violence, their interactions with others are constantly changing. "We must take a genuine interest in the individual." This, according to the author, is the responsibility of society and the people around us.
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