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Subjects:  1. Forensic Psychology    2. General    3. Great Britain    4. Penology    5. Prison psychology    6. Psychology    7. Criminal or forensic psychology    8. Offenders    9. Social Science / Penology   

Subjects:  1. Crisis intervention (Mental health services)    2. Emergency Medicine    3. Emergency service    4. Forensic Psychology    5. Health Policy    6. Hospitals    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Psychiatric emergencies    9. Psychiatry - General    10. Psychology    11. Accident & emergency medicine    12. Psychiatry    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    14. Psychology | Forensic Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Child psychology    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Mental Health    5. Psychology    6. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    7. Adolescents    8. Criminal or forensic psychology    9. Juvenile offenders    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Great Britain    4. Mental health services    5. Penology    6. Prevention    7. Prisoners    8. Psychology    9. Recidivism    10. Sociology    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    12. Rehabilitation of offenders   

Subjects:  1. Forensic Psychology    2. Mental Disorders    3. Mental health services    4. Mentally ill offenders    5. Penology    6. Prisoners    7. Psychiatric care    8. Reference    9. Sociology    10. Treatment Of Offenders    11. Penology & punishment    12. Psychiatry    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology   

Editorial Review

"It seems that when normal life goes into eclipse, the differences in cultural patterns also fade away, and at the outer edges of behavior, deviant patterns are the same, the world over." This absorbing second book from the serial-killer expert who wrote Read more

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Excellent Summations of Famous Cases
I learned a lot that I had not known about the Gacy and Dahmer cases. This book is well written with self-contained chapters on some of the worst cases of serial murder. If the author is self-aggrandizing I did not pick it up. He has justifiable reasons to be proud of his work. Many killers will kill no more because of his and others work. It must take an incredible amount of character and emotional strength to work these cases without going crazy or falling into a suicidal depression. My only criticism is that I am completely uninterested in any professional rivalry between Douglas, Ressler or any others. Both have done good work. Not worth one second of your time...
I thought Whoever Fights Monsters was terrible.Amateurishly written, no depth in discussing the subject, and a self aggrandizing attitude on Mr. Ressler's part.I Have Lived In The Monster is all of that...times100! Worse yet, throughout this book Ressler came across to me as anapologist for these serial killers.A recurring theme is that it's nottheir fault that they are the way they are, someone made them that way,executing them would be wrong, we need to show them compassion, study them,and figure out how to make their minds right.Ressler's ego trip isfar more potent in this book.He aggrandizes himself in barely 200 pagesas opposed to his previous outing which took 300 or so.This waswritten in a very slipshod, sloppy way.I got the impression that maybehe'd just bought a house, boat, etc. and needed a quick influx of cash.Ihope it was worth it, because I have an even lower opinion of him thanbefore and I will not buy another one of his books.

An author "bigger" than his subject
After reading this book I came to the conclusion that I prefer to read the books of Mr. Ressler's former collegues.I found his general attitude in writing this book to be if he did not profile the subject it was not donecorrectly.It is also apparent he has a recurring need to elevate himselfabove John Douglas which takes away from the subject in his book.Thisbook would have been a better read if it had not "starred" Mr.Ressler as opposed to the subject matter at hand. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Criminology    3. Forensic Science    4. General    5. Homicide    6. Infamous Crimes And Criminals    7. Murder    8. Murder - General    9. Nonfiction - True Crime / Espionage    10. Serial murder investigation    11. Serial murderers    12. Serial murders    13. Sociology    14. True Crime    15. True Crime / Espionage    16. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology   

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A fascinating read
I've read this book from cover to cover and I guarantee you it is a fascinating (and at times almost unbelievable) read.I knew some of the studies covered but not in this detail.It's a great idea for a book.The more you find out about these stories the more you appreciate how amazing human behaviour is.I loved the story of railway worker Phineas Gage who had a 6ft metal pole blown through his head and lived to tell the tale travelling around carrying the pole for the rest of his life (he was even buried with it!) and the shocking story of David Reimer who due to botched surgery as a child had his penis cut off and was brought up as a girl before once again adopting a male role in his teens.Each chapter in the book deals with a different case study and they are all very interesting.The psychological importance and relevance of each case is also dealt with.I'd certainly recommend this book - you'll enjoy many of the stories and learn more about psychology and human behaviour in an entertaining way.
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Subjects:  1. Forensic Psychology    2. History    3. Mental Illness    4. Psychology    5. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    6. Psychology | Forensic Psychology   

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Extraordinary, Compelling, Urgently Applicable to All

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Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Social Science    4. Sociology    5. Violence in Society   

Subjects:  1. Forensic Medicine    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Psychiatry - General    4. Psychology    5. Courts & procedure    6. Criminal or forensic psychology    7. Medicolegal issues    8. Psychological testing & measurement    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

Subjects:  1. Forensic Psychology    2. General    3. Insanity    4. Jurisprudence    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Mental Health    8. Psychological aspects    9. Criminal law    10. Criminal or forensic psychology    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    12. Social, group or collective psychology   

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Just plain bad
I was excited to get this book for I hoped it would further my understanding into a subject I had increasingly grown interested in...The criminal mind.When flipping through it, it seems like a great read, complete with case studies and forensic psychology
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Subjects:  1. Criminal Investigation    2. Criminal behavior    3. Criminal methods    4. Criminology    5. Forensic Psychology    6. Forensic Science    7. General    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Methodology    10. Psychological aspects    11. Psychology    12. Research    13. Sociology    14. Science / Life Sciences / General   

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Forensic Psychology    3. General    4. Murder - General    5. Murder - Serial Killers    6. Psychopathology - Abnormal    7. Sociology    8. True Crime    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Applied Psychology    2. Evidence, Expert    3. Forensic Psychology    4. Law and legislation    5. Psychological Testing    6. Psychological tests    7. Psychology    8. United States    9. Criminal or forensic psychology    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Applied Psychology    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology    12. Psychology-Forensic Psychology    13. The self, ego, identity, personality   

Subjects:  1. Aggressiveness    2. Anger    3. Criminals    4. Forensic Psychology    5. Forensic Science    6. Mental Illness    7. Psychology    8. Rehabilitation    9. Treatment    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology   

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Subjects:  1. Criminals    2. Criminology    3. Forensic Psychology    4. General    5. Great Britain    6. Mental health services    7. Mentally ill offenders    8. Penology    9. Prisoners    10. Psychology    11. Psychopathology - General    12. Sociology    13. CRIME AND CRIMINALS_GREAT BRITAIN    14. Criminal or forensic psychology    15. MENTALLY ILL_GREAT BRITAIN    16. PRISON PSYCHOLOGY    17. PRISONERS_GREAT BRITAIN    18. PROBATION_GREAT BRITAIN    19. Penology & punishment    20. Social Science / Criminology   

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Clinical neuropsychology    3. Forensic Psychology    4. Forensic neuropsychology    5. Neuropsychology    6. Psychology    7. Physiological & neuro-psychology    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Neuropsychology   

Subjects:  1. Antisocial Personality Disorder    2. Antisocial personality disorders    3. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    4. Clinical Psychology    5. Forensic Psychology    6. Psychology    7. Psychopathology - General    8. Psychopaths    9. Criminal or forensic psychology    10. Psychiatry    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Testing & Measurement    12. Psychotherapy   

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Clinical neuropsychology    3. Forensic Psychology    4. Forensic neuropsychology    5. Neuropsychological tests    6. Neuropsychology    7. Psychology    8. Statistical methods    9. Criminal or forensic psychology    10. Forensic medicine    11. Physiological & neuro-psychology    12. Psychological testing & measurement    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Neuropsychology   

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Forensic Psychology    3. Personality    4. Psychology    5. Rorschach Test    6. Psychological testing & measurement    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Testing & Measurement   

Subjects:  1. Alternatives to imprisonment    2. Clinical Psychology    3. Correctional psychology    4. Forensic Psychology    5. Great Britain    6. Penology    7. Prisoners    8. Psychology    9. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    10. Social Science    11. Causes & prevention of crime    12. Criminal or forensic psychology    13. Penology & punishment    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology