The myth of the out of character crime / Stanton E. Samenow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samenow, Stanton E., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal psychology.

Criminal behavior.

Criminal liability.

Physical Description:

vi, 176 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.

Contents:

The "out of character" crime

Thinking errors as a key to character

Realities about the "out of character" crime

Secret controllers

Sociological and psychological determinism: road to a dead end

Interviewing the defendant: the setting

Homicide of a husband by his wife or alter ego?

The defendant's view of himself or herself as a good person

Pretensions

The self as unique and irresistible

"I think; therefore it is"

The unimportance of feelings

The defendant's use of language

Having a thin skin: susceptibility to putdowns

The self as the center of the universe

Six tactics used by defendants to control interviews

Secret controllers: several cases

Can a person correct thinking errors?

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [173]) and index.

ISBN:

9780275991944

0275991946

OCLC:

156784836