Max Donavan > Quotes

“The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study measures such traumas, like physical abuse or exposure to violence, showing that many offenders have high ACE scores and destabilizing early experiences.”
― Max Donavan, WIRED FOR CRIME: A Beginner's Guide to the Neuroscience and Psychology of Criminal Behavior

“Environmental factors such as trauma or stress can amplify or suppress genetic tendencies, proving that it’s never just about nature or nurture alone.”
― Max Donavan, WIRED FOR CRIME: A Beginner's Guide to the Neuroscience and Psychology of Criminal Behavior

“Criminology studies crime at the societal level, law development, crime rates, the impact of poverty, and politics. Forensic psychology applies psych principles to legal settings, such as court evaluations, sanity assessments, or trauma testimony. Criminal psychology, in contrast, zooms in on what’s going on inside the mind of someone who breaks the law.”
― Max Donavan, WIRED FOR CRIME: A Beginner's Guide to the Neuroscience and Psychology of Criminal Behavior

“Let’s clear up one of the biggest myths: criminal psychology isn’t just for crime shows or police officers. It’s the study of why people do bad things, how they think, and what patterns show up in their lives and choices.”
― Max Donavan, WIRED FOR CRIME: A Beginner's Guide to the Neuroscience and Psychology of Criminal Behavior

“What circumstances, pressures, or choices lead people down different paths?”
― Max Donavan, WIRED FOR CRIME: A Beginner's Guide to the Neuroscience and Psychology of Criminal Behavior