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Substance Poorly Presented
This book offers real insights into the minds of serial killers, what motivates them, what triggers them, and how they see themselves. There are some nuggets here that may help law enforcement officials identify or profile serial killers, if they can overlook the irritating arrogance and perceived self-importance of the presentation.
Boring, boring, boring
I'm glad I checked this out from the library. Awful book. Terribly written by an arrogant "doctor"--boy, did she ever love throwing that 'achievement' around. The book made no sense whatsoever, wandered around the map, and she denigrated every professional involved in the serial killer business (except herself of course)! Please don't waste your money!

HORRIBLE BOOK
This may be the worst book Ive ever read. Ultra liberal cop hater blames police for everything. She seems to admire Gacy & the other animals while constantly complaining about the police. She sits in a room and interviews these killers and thinks she is so smart nothing can happen. She actually complains about the correctional officers that are keeping her from being ripped apart. What a moron. Dont waste the postage on this garbage, the book is worth nothing. - Randy Tarburton (Retired Crime Scene Investigator) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Criminal psychology    3. Forensic Psychiatry    4. Forensic Psychology    5. Homicide    6. Infamous Crimes And Criminals    7. Murder - Serial Killers    8. Personal Memoirs    9. Psychological aspects    10. Psychology    11. Serial murderers    12. True Crime / Espionage    13. Social Science / General   

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Forensic Science    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Liability for emotional distress    6. Mental Health    7. Personal Injury    8. Personal injuries    9. Psychology    10. United States    11. Medicolegal issues    12. Psychiatry    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    14. Psychology | Clinical   

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Searching for new technics in sex therapy
As sex therapist i found very useful the former edition of this book,in special with the sex offenders, in M�xico is very scarce this topic. I have apreciated the chapter about special couples as homosexual and bisexualones, a theme not frequently developed by sex therapy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Forensic Psychology    2. Mental Illness    3. Psychology    4. Psychosexual Disorders    5. Psychotherapy - General    6. Sex Counseling    7. Sex Therapy    8. therapy    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Human Sexuality    10. Psychotherapy    11. Sexual behaviour   

Subjects:  1. Criminals    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Great Britain    4. Mental health services    5. Penology    6. Psychology    7. Rehabilitation    8. Criminal or forensic psychology    9. Offenders    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Emotions    3. Emotions (Philosophy)    4. Forensic Psychology    5. Guilt (Law)    6. Law    7. Psychological aspects    8. Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Criminology    3. Developmental - Adolescent    4. Forensic Psychology    5. Juvenile delinquents    6. Mental health services    7. Psychology    8. Sociology    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Homicide    4. Murder    5. Sex crimes    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Women    9. Cognition & cognitive psychology    10. Crime & criminology    11. Law / Criminal Law   

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Human Sexuality    3. Psychology    4. Psychopathology - General    5. Psychotherapy - General    6. Rehabilitation    7. Sex offenders    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Forensic Medicine    3. Forensic Psychology    4. Forensic psychiatry    5. Mentally ill offenders    6. Psychology    7. Clinical psychology    8. Criminal or forensic psychology    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    10. Psychology | Clinical   

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Great Concept, But Save Your Money
Did you ever buy a book that absolutely exceeded your expectations? Well, you won't get that feeling from this book. Incisive Examination
The epidemic of doll-on-doll crime is a fading memory, as real in America's collective memory as the crack epidemic and the O.J. Simpson trials, and all that's left is for the books to come out, letting us look back at those terrible tragedies that riveted the nation. Books like Ann Rule's "The Vinyl-Coated Killer" and Joe McGinnis' "How, Now, Mistress Doll" were excellent contributions to the genre. Now, "The Dollhouse Murders" adds a different perspective by telling the story of six deaths through the eyes of the investigators. I loved it!
In light of the recent trend on televison and in movies to whet our appetite for crime scene investigation methods, I found "The Dollhouse Murders" to be just what the M.E. ordered. I discovered there's still much to be learned, and the dollhouse scenarios, so cleverly contrived, are full of details which the other mediums of delivery simply don't have time to explore. Mr. Mauriello and Miss Darby have wedded their talents admirably and with seamless success.Read more

Subjects:  1. American Mystery & Suspense Fiction    2. Crime scene searches    3. Criminal Investigation    4. Detective and mystery stories,    5. Detective and mystery stories, American    6. Dissection    7. Fiction    8. Fiction - Mystery/ Detective    9. Forensic sciences    10. Homicide investigation    11. Mystery & Detective - General    12. True Crime    13. Criminal investigation & detection    14. Popular science    15. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    16. Science / General   

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Criminology    3. Diagnosis    4. Evidence, Expert    5. Forensic Medicine    6. Forensic Psychology    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Mental illness    10. Psychiatric Diagnosis    11. Psychiatry - General    12. Law    13. Medical / Forensic Medicine    14. Medical-Psychiatry - General    15. Psychology    16. Psychology & Psychiatry / Applied Psychology    17. Psychology, Forensic    18. Social Science-Criminology   

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Forensic psychiatry    4. Insanity    5. Jurisprudence    6. Mental Health    7. Mental health laws    8. Psychology    9. United States    10. Law as it applies to other professions    11. Mental health services    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    13. Social law   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Criminal Evidence And Analysis    3. Evidence, Criminal    4. Eyewitness identification    5. Forensic Psychology    6. General    7. Psychology    8. Cognition & cognitive psychology    9. Criminal investigation & detection    10. Law-Civil Procedure    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

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the source book for psychological ethics
i attended a forensic psychology ethics workshop conducted by dr. bersoff, which propelled me to reading his book that had gathered dust on my shelf this past year.the book was edited by bersoff, a former board member and legal counsel of the APA.chapter authors read like a who's who in the field.the content is well-organized.the book is quite readable.they re-print and discuss the APA ethics code, guidelines, ethical issues and laws fairly extensively.i'd love to see applied research on ethical decision making.outstanding resource

Informative, thought-provoking book
i bought this book for a graduate school class in ethics for psychologists and found it to be extremely thought-provoking and informative. the ethical guidelines are discussed in an easy-to-understand format, and numerous case examples are provided that really make you think about where you stand on various issues facing mental health practitioners. highly recommended reading--excellent for someone just starting in the field and a great refresher for those who have been practicing for awhile. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ethics & Professional Responsibility    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Moral and ethical aspects    4. Professional ethics    5. Psychologists    6. Psychology    7. Psychology & Psychiatry Profession - Ethics    8. Research & Methodology    9. Medical ethics    10. Practical & applied ethics   

Subjects:  1. Care    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Forensic psychiatric nursing    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Mentally ill offenders    7. Nursing - Mental Health    8. Nursing - Psychiatric    9. Psychiatric Nursing    10. methods    11. Forensic medicine   

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Imperative Reading for Clinicians Involved in Custody Work
This is a comprehensive and much-needed compilation of material for the custody evaluator.The authors provide an unbiased review of the research literature, clarifying the validity of assumptions regarding parenteffectiveness, visitation schedules, and children's adustment to divorce. They point out the importance of considering context and individual dyadsrather than relying on broad-based conclusions generated from anyparticular study.They have covered a breadth of topics, beginning withlegal and ethical issues, relevant child development and adjustment issues,and psychological testing.Among other topics included are "theremarriage family," adopted children, medically ill children, andchildren of gay and lesbian parents. This work can be a useful referencefor clinicians working with children of divorce, but for those performingcustody evaluations it should be required reading. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Custody of children    2. Domestic Relations - Children    3. Family Law - Children    4. Forensic Psychiatry    5. Forensic Psychology    6. General    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Medical Law & Legislation    9. Mental Health    10. Psychology    11. Social work with children    12. United States    13. Child & developmental psychology    14. Courts & procedure    15. Family law    16. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    17. Social research & statistics    18. USA    19. Psychiatry    20. Law   

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Interpersonal Relations    4. Prevention    5. Psychology    6. Psychopathology - General    7. Psychosexual disorders    8. Stalking    9. Stalking victims    10. Treatment    11. Criminal or forensic psychology    12. Philosophy & theory of psychology    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    14. Stalking & sexual harassment   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Criminology    3. Evidence, Expert    4. Forensic Psychology    5. Forensic psychiatry    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Mental Health    8. Psychology    9. United States    10. Courts & procedure    11. Criminal or forensic psychology    12. Social Science / Criminology   

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Crime Library Book Review

Author of Practical Homicide Investigation
Human Predator: A Historical Chronicle of Serial Murder and Forensic Investigation by Katherine Ramsland, Ph. D. is a detailed and comprehensive anthology of multiple murder events and serial killers from the "Alphabet Murders" through the infamous "Zodiac Killings" and is an excellent research resource.
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Subjects:  1. Fiction - General    2. Forensic Psychology    3. General    4. History    5. Murder - Serial Killers    6. Psychology    7. Serial murder investigation    8. Serial murderers    9. True Crime / General   

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Collected articles on psychology of pedophiles
Cure, of "healing," of pedophilia is only one of its aspects dealt with in the six articles by psychiatrists with teaching and clinical backgrounds. Recognizing that the sources and causes of pedophilia are too little understood for any cure to be much more than a somewhat arbitrary, hopeful exercise, the editors and authors of this volume of the publisher's Forensic Psychotherapy Monograph Series attempt to answer the questions "where to these urges come from?", and "what purpose do they serve?" for the pedophile. In the articles with references to individual pedophiles, clinical studies, sexual abuse suffered by pedophiles themselves, and the relationship of adolescent experiences and homosexuality to pedophilia, the psychiatrists shed much light on the murky origins and the playing out of pedophilia. With the bulk of its content on the psychology and behavior of pedophiles rather than clinical data, the collected articles are of interest to many lay readers.
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Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Child molesters    3. Child sexual abuse    4. Criminology    5. Forensic Psychology    6. Human Sexuality    7. Psychology    8. Criminal or forensic psychology    9. Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    11. Sexual behaviour