PSYCH 158: Adult Antisocial Behavior, Criminality, and Violence

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Opublikowano: 2026-10-20

Medlock Holmes enters The Chamber of Violence, where the question is not simply who committed a crime, but why human beings become capable of harming others. His investigation begins with an unexpected contrast: the organised criminal who maintains a stable family life, the corporate executive whose financial decisions destroy thousands of livelihoods, and the impulsively violent offender whose behaviour appears almost beyond conscious control. Holmes discovers that criminality, antisocial behaviour and violence are related but distinct phenomena. Neither criminal behaviour nor violence automatically indicates psychiatric illness. The Anatomy of Violence In...