In this startling look at evil behavior, a UCLA sociologist tries to get inside the criminal psyche to understand what it means or feels, signifies, sounds, tastes, or looks like to do any particular crime.
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Jack Katz is professor of sociology at UCLA.
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An In Depth Exploration of the Criminal Mind,
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This review is from: Seductions Of Crime: Moral And Sensual Attractions In Doing Evil (Paperback)
Jack Katz writes an informative, concise and easy to understand book to the criminal mind. He explores the real question of WHY criminals do what they do; what drives and motivates them, and what goes through their minds before, during and after they have committed a crime. His research is complete and impressive.
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Crime Exposed!,
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This review is from: Seductions Of Crime: Moral And Sensual Attractions In Doing Evil (Paperback)
Jack Katz has published a one-of-a-kind book with 'Seductions Of Crime'. This book exposes an element of crime many do not comprehend: The seductiveness of the crime itself. Many researchers focus on societal influence or the background of the criminal. Katz places special emphasis on how people are drawn to the crime itself psychologically...what makes the crime so aesthetically-pleasing to the criminal element. This is great reading material for anyone, whether you're a police officer or just a civilian. Moving through the mind of a criminal, from petty all the way up to cold-blooded murderer, you are able to conceive the notions and impulses that drive them to perform criminal acts.
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a thoroughly scholarly and well-thought out work,
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the author covered the subject of crime--from "senseless killing" to street crime--from the heretofore neglected perspective of the criminally minded, psycho-sensual, culturally deviant psychological/ego needs of the perpetrators. the approach was scholarly and well reasoned and left much to ponder--particularly as we struggle to make sense of the next "senseless killing" we are confronted with.
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What is the killer trying to do in a typical homicide? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ghetto fighting groups, deviant project, barrio warriors, black street life, sneaky thrills, stickup men, ghetto adolescents, doing stickups, sneak theft, stickup man, street elites, righteous slaughter, collective deviance, transcendent response, illicit action, persistent robbers, transcendent project, career robbers, sensual dynamics, barrio youth, primordial evil, black robbers, sacrificial violence, fatal violence, criminal project Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, New York, John Allen, Jimmy Lee, United States, Vice Lords, Henry Hill, Gary Gilmore, Dale Pierre, Henry Williamson, Puerto Rican, Greg Powell, Robby Wideman, Laurie Taylor, Young Team, East Coast, James Carr, Max Jensen, Hell's Angels, Manny Torres, South Bronx, Billie Miller, Jack Abbott, San Francisco, Spanish Harlem New!
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What is the killer trying to do in a typical homicide? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ghetto fighting groups, deviant project, barrio warriors, black street life, sneaky thrills, stickup men, ghetto adolescents, doing stickups, sneak theft, stickup man, street elites, righteous slaughter, collective deviance, transcendent response, illicit action, persistent robbers, transcendent project, career robbers, sensual dynamics, barrio youth, primordial evil, black robbers, sacrificial violence, fatal violence, criminal project Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, New York, John Allen, Jimmy Lee, United States, Vice Lords, Henry Hill, Gary Gilmore, Dale Pierre, Henry Williamson, Puerto Rican, Greg Powell, Robby Wideman, Laurie Taylor, Young Team, East Coast, James Carr, Max Jensen, Hell's Angels, Manny Torres, South Bronx, Billie Miller, Jack Abbott, San Francisco, Spanish Harlem New!
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- Becoming Deviant by David Matza on 5 pages
- In the Underworld (Counterpoint) by Laurie Taylor on 5 pages
- Criminal Violence by Marvin E. Wolfgang on 4 pages
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