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Understanding the Criminal Mind Today

Stanton Samenow has studied the criminal mind for over five decades and his book provides an updated profile of today's criminal based on new insights. It explores how social media and new technologies have expanded avenues for criminal behavior. Recent research into genetics, biology, and the opioid crisis are also discussed. Throughout the book, Samenow emphasizes the importance of understanding how criminals think in order to develop compassionate and effective solutions for criminal justice reform. Cyberbullying and its relation to youth suicide is also examined to underline the need for immediate intervention and education in this area.

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Understanding the Criminal Mind Today

Stanton Samenow has studied the criminal mind for over five decades and his book provides an updated profile of today's criminal based on new insights. It explores how social media and new technologies have expanded avenues for criminal behavior. Recent research into genetics, biology, and the opioid crisis are also discussed. Throughout the book, Samenow emphasizes the importance of understanding how criminals think in order to develop compassionate and effective solutions for criminal justice reform. Cyberbullying and its relation to youth suicide is also examined to underline the need for immediate intervention and education in this area.

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INSIDE LITTLE CRIMINAL’S MIND’ : NARRATIVE

REPORT

According to Stanton E. Samenow, Ph.D Long-held myths defining the sources


of and remedies for crime are shattered in this groundbreaking book—and a
chilling profile of today’s criminal emerges. In 1984, Stanton Samenow changed
the way we think about the workings of the criminal mind, with a revolutionary
approach to “habilitation.” In 2014, armed with thirty years of additional
knowledge and insight, Samenow explored the subject afresh, explaining
criminals’ thought patterns in the new millennium, such as those that lead to
domestic violence, internet victimization, and terrorism.

Since then the arenas of criminal behavior have expanded even further,


demanding this newly updated version, which includes an exploration of social
media as a vehicle for criminal conduct, new pharmaceutical influences and the
impact of the opioid crisis, recent genetic and biological research into whether
some people are “wired” to become criminals, new findings on the effectiveness of
cognitive behavioral therapy, and a fresh take on criminal justice reform.
Throughout, we learn from Samenow’s five decades of experience how truly vital
it is to know who the criminals are and how they think. If equipped with that
crucial understanding, we can reach reasonable, compassionate, and effective
solutions.
Cyberbullying-related suicides exemplify the magnitude of cyberbullying and
underline the need for immediate attention. During the past five years, reports of
suicides have persisted in the media. In 2009, two female students found
cyberbullying-related taunting at school so severe and unbearable that they
committed suicide (i.e., Jesse Logan [Starr, 2009] and Hope Witsell [Inbar, 2009]).
In 2010, Phoebe Prince, killed herself after taunting at school and on Facebook
(McCabe, 2010; McNeil, Herbst, Mascia, & Jessen, 2010). In 2011, cyberbullying
suicides continued. For example, Tyler Clementi, a student at Rutgers University
jumped off a bridge after a video of him was released (Freidman, 2011), while
Natasha MacBryde stepped in front of a train (Loveland, 2011) and Amanda
Cummings stepped in front of a bus (Calabrese, 2012). Britney Tongel also killed
herself after peers suggested on a website for her to kill herself (Leskin, 2011).
These given deaths underline the need for cyberbullying intervention and
education (Li, 2006, 2007) and the criticality for “… swift and decisive action”
(Beale & Hall, 2007, p. 12) among counselors and other helping professionals.
From expert witness Dr. Stanton E. Samenow, a brilliant, no-nonsense profile of
the criminal mind, updated to include new influences and effective methods for
dealing with hardened criminals
Publisher: Crown Publishing
Group
Publication date: 11/04/2014
Edition Revised
description:
Pages: 416
[Link]
samenow/1120041259

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