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Publisher
Praeger
Language
English
Pages
176

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Cover of: The Myth of the Out of Character Crime
The Myth of the Out of Character Crime
October 30, 2007, Praeger Publishers, Praeger
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2007, Praeger
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Table of 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 deadend
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.

Edition Notes

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

Published in
Westport, CT

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.3
Library of Congress
HV6080 .S224 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
vi, 176 p. ;
Number of pages
176

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18512445M
Internet Archive
mythoutcharacter00same
ISBN 13
9780275991944
LCCN
2007027850
Library Thing
4061884
Goodreads
2127670

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