The measure of madness
Subtitle: inside the disturbed and disturbing criminal mind
By: Cheryl Paradis ; [foreword by Katherine Ramsland]
Contributors: Ramsland, Katherine M., 1953-
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780806531052; 9780806534169
Subjects: Violent crimes; Criminal psychology; Case studies; Psychological aspects; Forensic psychology
Description: Paradis draws back the curtain on the fascinating world of forensic psychology and revisits the most notorious and puzzling cases she has handled in her multifaceted career.--Introduction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-264) and index.
Table of contents: title: The widower walks away; title: A botched suicide; title: The butcher of Tompkins Square Park; title: The alien invasion and other delusions; title: The women who wept; title: The man who knew too little; title: The brain chip; title: The good samaritan; title: A descendant of British royalty; title: The arsonist; title: The dutiful son; title: The lost boys; title: Fakers?