An edition of The Myth of the Out of Character Crime
(2007)
The myth of the out of character crime
by Stanton E. Samenow
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The Myth of the Out of Character Crime
October 30, 2007, Praeger Publishers, Praeger
Hardcover
in English
0275991946 9780275991944
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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.
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