Stanton E. Samenow (1941–2023)
Autor(a) de Inside the Criminal Mind
About the Author
He is a clinical psychologist who has spent the last thirty years as a researcher, clinician, consultant, and expert witness specializing in criminal behavior, and the last seventeen specializing as an independent evaluator in extremely adversarial child custody disputes. He has been appointed to mostrar mais three presidential task forces on law enforcement, victims' rights, and drug-free America. He has appeared on "60 Minutes," "Oprah," NBC's "Today" show, "Good Morning America," "Larry King" and numerous other national venues. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de Stanton E. Samenow
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Samenow, Stanton Ethan
- Data de nascimento
- 1941-10-16
- Data de falecimento
- 2023-05-08
- Sexo
- male
- Causa da morte
- Leukemia
- Educação
- Yale University (BA|1963)
University of Michigan (Ph.D.|Psychology|1968) - Ocupação
- clinical psychologist
- Pequena biografia
- STANTON E. SAMENOW, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, has spent thirty-four years as a researcher, clinician, consultant, and expert witness specializing in criminal behavior. He has also served as an independent evaluator in adversarial child custody disputes for the past twenty years and has been appointed to three presidential task forces on law enforcement, victims' rights, and a drug-free America. In October 2003, he was appointed an expert witness for the prosecution in the trial against accused "Washington Sniper" Lee Boyd Malvo, aka John Lee Malvo. Dr. Samenow lives in Virginia. [publisher information via loc.gov. retrieved 1/17/2011]
Membros
Resenhas
More of a sociology book than was expecting. Didn't finish it.
Kind of repetitive but makes a strong point. We have good kids if we are lucky and if they are not so good most of the responsibility for it lies with them and the choices they make. That's what it boils down to, choices. We are all different and some of us are born selfish and well, perhaps a bit evil even. The bottom line is the problem has to be addressed head on and firmly from an early age.
Fantastic and informative read. Insightful. Criminals Will Hate This Book.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review from Blogging for Books and I wasn't disappointed.
First off, I hesitated reading this book. So often, books about criminals praise criminals and make excuses trying to excuse their crimes. There is no excuse for a crime; just someone wanting instant gratification without paying for it.
This book, however is a refreshing read. The author, a respected psychologist says what most rational thinking people knew all along: Criminals commit crimes because they want to. There is no extra chromosome; no poor, abusive environment, or bully in the criminal’s past that caused the criminal to commit a crime. Committing a crime is a voluntary action and the author does an excellent job in demonstrating that. Responsibility belongs to the criminal in both committing a crime and really wanting to change. As this book illustrates, there is no magic formula that will change an inmate. Give him all the education and support and all a criminal will do is use it to commit his next crime. In other words, don't pit a criminal. Don't think you can change one. Learn how they really think. Protect yourself and your loved ones by reading this book.
Overall, this is a well written and informative book that goes inside the criminal’s mind. Sorry, criminals and all those that believe their excuses: There are no excuses; no justifiable reasons to commit crimes. It is simply a matter of choice. To commit or not commit a crime is up to you, and this book does a fantastic job of proving that.
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I received this book in exchange for an honest review from Blogging for Books and I wasn't disappointed.
First off, I hesitated reading this book. So often, books about criminals praise criminals and make excuses trying to excuse their crimes. There is no excuse for a crime; just someone wanting instant gratification without paying for it.
This book, however is a refreshing read. The author, a respected psychologist says what most rational thinking people knew all along: Criminals commit crimes because they want to. There is no extra chromosome; no poor, abusive environment, or bully in the criminal’s past that caused the criminal to commit a crime. Committing a crime is a voluntary action and the author does an excellent job in demonstrating that. Responsibility belongs to the criminal in both committing a crime and really wanting to change. As this book illustrates, there is no magic formula that will change an inmate. Give him all the education and support and all a criminal will do is use it to commit his next crime. In other words, don't pit a criminal. Don't think you can change one. Learn how they really think. Protect yourself and your loved ones by reading this book.
Overall, this is a well written and informative book that goes inside the criminal’s mind. Sorry, criminals and all those that believe their excuses: There are no excuses; no justifiable reasons to commit crimes. It is simply a matter of choice. To commit or not commit a crime is up to you, and this book does a fantastic job of proving that.
… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Membros
- 441
- Popularidade
- #55,516
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 26
- ISBNs
- 21
Case histories demonstrate the author's belief that the criminal chooses his associates, way of life, and the kinds of crimes he commits. They show that criminals reject society, value people to the extent they can be manipulated, and believe they are entitled to whatever they desire. Psychiatric misinterpretations of four types of crimes are discussed: crimes of passion, crimes that appear senseless, crimes that arise out of impulse control disorders, and crimes committed due to insanity. A critical discussion of the prison system emphasizes that it fails to change criminals' thought patterns and consequently is ineffective. The book describes a therapeutic approach pioneered by Dr. Samuel Yochelson that helps criminals gain a realistic view of themselves and the world, cope with frustration and life's everyday problems, and learn ways to deter criminal thinking. Selected Reading Questionnaire.… (mais)