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Charles Patrick Ewing

Autor(a) de Kids Who Kill

12 Works 167 Membros 2 Reviews

Obras de Charles Patrick Ewing

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Conhecimento Comum

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Twenty quick, light chapters describing various legal cases in which psychology had a hand. Both fields have to think about causation and attribution. In addition, there is a gap between research and clinical psychology that can be hard for law to evaluate. I enjoyed it but think I'd need to engage with something more philosophical to get more out of it.
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chellerystick | 1 outra resenha | Oct 28, 2018 |
Minds on Trial offers incisive yet dispassionate commentary on a diverse sampling of infamous U.S. court cases ranging from Mad-bomber Metesky, to the “Twinkie Defense” case, to Dahmer the cannibal, to alleged Judas Priest subliminal messages.

I can get bored/annoyed pretty quick, and out of 20 or so cases/chapters there wasn’t a single one that failed to engage me.

I’m surprised this book hasn’t garnered more notoriety, for it’s as entertaining as it is intelligent. Recommended for people interested in law, crime, psych, or media frenzy.… (mais)
 
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Ray_Cavanaugh | 1 outra resenha | May 4, 2010 |

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Obras
12
Membros
167
Popularidade
#127,264
Avaliação
3.8
Resenhas
2
ISBNs
24

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