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Inside the Criminal Mind (Newly Revised Edition)

By: Stanton Samenow
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
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 A brilliant, no-nonsense profile of the criminal mind, newly updated in 2022 to include the latest research, effective methods for dealing with hardened criminals, and an urgent call to rethink criminal justice from expert witness Stanton E. Samenow, Ph.D.

“Utterly compelling reading, full of raw insight into the dark mind of the criminal.”—John Douglas, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Mind Hunter

Long-held myths defining the sources of and remedies for crime are shattered in this groundbreaking book—and a chilling profile of today’s criminal emerges. In 1984, Stanton Samenow changed the way we think about the workings of the criminal mind, with a revolutionary approach to “habilitation.” In 2014, armed with thirty years of additional knowledge and insight, Samenow explored the subject afresh, explaining criminals’ thought patterns in the new millennium, such as those that lead to domestic violence, internet victimization, and terrorism.

Since then the arenas of criminal behavior have expanded even further, demanding this newly updated version, which includes an exploration of social media as a vehicle for criminal conduct, new pharmaceutical influences and the impact of the opioid crisis, recent genetic and biological research into whether some people are “wired” to become criminals, new findings on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy, and a fresh take on criminal justice reform. Throughout, we learn from Samenow’s five decades of experience how truly vital it is to know who the criminals are and how they think. If equipped with that crucial understanding, we can reach reasonable, compassionate, and effective solutions.

From expert witness Dr. Stanton E. Samenow, a brilliant, no-nonsense profile of the criminal mind, updated to include new influences and effective methods for dealing with hardened criminals

 Crime Criminal & Forensic Psychology Law Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Criminal Law

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brilliant breakdown of the criminal mind. makes you realise we are all criminals until we a taught valuable habits and logical thinking

extremely informative

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This book serves as a perfect example of pseudo science masquerading as fact. The book takes well established fundamental theories and claims to have discovered their crucial flaw. The book then proceeds to confirm and accept the basic remnants of said theories but applies totally flawed logic embarrassingly reductionist viewpoints and overwhelmingly arrogant assertions culminating in a one size fits all model or the causation of criminality.

Embarrassingly Bad Book

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This book tries to tell you that it's all genes, no outside factors, that make you a criminal. To that, they try to justify that it's a much better approach because the criminals can't say that it's society's fault that they have to do crime, completely forgetting that with the genes approach, they can just say "oh it's in my genes, I can't help it".
Let's not forget that this also sets a dangerous precedent about what to do with criminals. One can argue that if it's all just genes, then why not find these crime genes in babies in the womb and kill them off before they even get a chance to do crime.

It's never just genes or outside factors, it's always a mix. Anyone who has studied psychology, forensic psychology or any other kind of human sciences knows that when it comes to people and their behavior, it's always a mix.

Please don't buy into this. Educate yourself on the subject and see this book as a good example of when critical thinking is thrown out the window.

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