INSIDE THE CRIMINAL MIND

This book is a brilliant, no-nonsense profile of the criminal mind, newly updated to include the latest influences, effective methods for dealing with hardened criminals, and a call to rethink criminal justice from expert witness Stanton E. Samenow, PhD. Not just an update of statistics and terminology, the 2022 edition will incorporate new case material based on clinical evaluations, court cases, and research since the 2014 edition. Still practicing full-time, Samenow also draws on his findings as a forensic evaluator and expert witness from fascinating cases he has been involved in since the previous edition.

Long-held myths defining the sources of and cures for crime are shattered in this groundbreaking book - and a chilling profile of today's criminal emerges. In 1984, Stanton Stanton changed the way we think about the workings of the criminal mind with a revolutionary approach to "habilitation." In 2014, armed with forty years of additional knowledge and insight, Samenow explored the subject anew, using his vast expertise to explain the thought patterns of those who commit the crimes we were most concerned with in the new millennium, such as domestic violence, Internet victimization, and terrorism.

This newly revised edition also includes an exploration of computers as a vehicle for criminal conduct; new drugs, pharmaceutical influences, and the impact of the opioid crisis; exposure to the rawest forms of violence in video games, films, and television broadcasts; social media as an arena for illicit activities; updated genetic and biological research into whether some people are "wired" to become criminals; and new research on criminal justice reform. Throughout, we learn from Samenow's five decades of experience how truly vital it is to know who the criminal is and how he or she thinks differently. Only once equipped with that crucial understanding can we reach reasonable, compassionate, and effective solutions.

Stanton E. Samenow, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has spent fifty 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 and has been appointed to three presidential task forces on law enforcement, victims' rights, and a drug-free America. Among numerous other national venues, he has appeared on 60 Minutes, Oprah, Good Morning America, and Larry King Live. In addition to INSIDE THE CRIMINAL MIND, he is also the author of BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE and STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT CRIMINALS.