Criminal Psychology: Understanding the Criminal Mind and Its Nature Through Criminal Profiling

by Robert Forbes

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Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, True Crime, Crime

57 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 3, 2016

About the author

There is more than one person in the Goodreads catalog with this name. This entry is for Robert [3^] Forbes, criminology writer.

Reviews

[J. Kahele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written book that will make you think

This book was very informative but I disagree with so many of the theories in here. We always hear that children who group up in abusive homes will become abusive. I disagree. I have seen people from poor backgrounds, in homes without the love and compassion of their parents, grow up into amazing adults and amazing parents. I feel tagging people to be doomed because of their background is wrong.

You see wealthy people from loving families commit crimes of violence all the time. My theory is people are people and there is not one theory that can generalize why a person stalks, rapes or murders another. Every individual is different and this should be analyzed differently also.

[Karie · Rating 1 out of 5]

There were plenty of times I wished to put this book down as I was reading it. The amount of generalization in it is absurd and the repetition of statements as well, as if the author was trying to convince you that the information written is the only correct one. For starters it is explained in this book that all serial killers have undergone abuse or violence in their household or some sort of traumatic event, which is not true. The statistics do show that abuse as a child is a huge factor and forms part of the stigma, but not all cases are like that. You can have a serial killer with a normal home life, as well as you can have one that comes from a wealthy family, etc. It does not mean that abuse will lead to murder. One thing that got to me was that after generalizing every serial killer, the author contradicted himself in later pages which is misleading. Overall, it was a jumble of biased ideas thrown together.

[ruane · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a very interesting book, to dive into a serial killer’s brain and mind. To see what causes them to become serial killers.

There were a couple spelling mistakes but I think it could’ve been typos so that was a bit frustrating but overall it was a very interesting book!

Some of the stuff I already knew because of Criminal Minds, an amazing TV show. So I would recommend watching the show if you like these kinds of books!

[lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

ahhhhhhh alright but a little basic and weirdly written. makes strange sweeping statements that I’m not even sure are true and that are never backed up by any statistics. I’ve read much better books on criminology but this is okay for an introduction. Unfortunately i have been strangely obsessed with crime since i was a child so this was boring to me

[Adam · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book should be made available to high school students keen to have a primitive understanding of criminal psychology.

The following points may assist the author in strengthening this work:
* provide a background of the author. How he came to be speaking from a position of authority on criminal psychology;
* correct the multitude of syntax errors; and
* provide references, especially for the numerous times the phrase “serial killers on file” was used. References for the studies and examples the author refers to would also be useful.

Overall, the book was a little preachy and close to a manifesto, with no empirical evidence to back up the claims.

Whomever rated this book above 3 (especially 5), should be made to identify their affiliation with the author.

[Ciara Janaé ۵ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ve recently made & started a reading bingo, & one of the prompts was to read my shortest book. It was this. I actually enjoyed it & didn’t mind learning about
the way criminals think/act, I picked this for my possible career choice, & for when writing my own books about criminals. In addition, there were some grammar mistakes but since they weren’t so bad they were easy to bypass. It was short, simple, & to the point.

[Moris · Rating 1 out of 5]

Literally the worst book I have ever come across. There's not even page numbers in it. The title and the content don't even match, I thought I was going to study criminal psychology, but turns out it's a long tirade about serial killers with grandiose statements none of which is backed by any evidence.

The good reviews you may find on this book are likely from the author himself or his acquaintances. Don't fall for them.

I want to support independent writers, but this just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Unacceptable.

[Liezl · Rating 1 out of 5]

I honestly had high hopes for this book...
For the price I had to pay, it was not worth it at all..
These things you learn from watching crime shows and series..
Alot of things were repeated by just slightly adding words or changing the wording. But comes down to the same thing...
I expected this book to dive deeper..

If I could rate it a zero start I would..

And let me not get started on grammer of this book...


Total let down..

[Dean Hewins · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay as a quick read

This book is definitely not as advertised it barely touches on the workings of a killers brain. The writing style is very poor.

It touched on some interesting concepts but failed to explore these fully and provide any evidence to support the claims and concepts.

[emma 🗡️ · Rating 1 out of 5]

i almost stopped reading this book several times. it’s written in non-academic language that over explains concepts that are common knowledge and under explains and generalizes the significant and interesting ones. so many sentences begin with the same few words “basically” or “literally” that become repetitive and annoying. overall: don’t read it!

[Antonia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Many errors, too much generalization and the author even contradicts what he said in the beginning, later in the book. He mentions studies and their conclusions without mentioning the study he is talking about.
Basically it is a book that tells you that there are a lot of factors that contribute to someone becoming a serial killer and nothing more. Very disappointing.

[Dave Murawski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative and optimistic.

Great read and a good introduction to the field. As a former Forensic Psych Nurse Consultant, I enjoyed the book and his interventions to stem the development of the Criminal personality.

[Emily Benfer · Rating 1 out of 5]

I would rate this 0 stars if possible. This was very poorly written with a lot of inferences and opinions. A lot of the information was generalized and opinionated with no references or statistics to back up the information that was provided.

[Sydney · Rating 1 out of 5]

It generalizes far too much, gives false information, and clearly wasn’t well edited. I’ve read things written by middle school kids that did better than this. If I could I would give it zero stars. Do yourself a favor and save your money by skipping this book.

[Katie Lynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had such high hopes for this book, mainly because I love the topic. Although it was VERY interesting, I couldn't get past the horrible editing. It honestly took from the book, which is unfortunate.

[Graham Cammock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic!

A very insightful book! I am a lot less ignorant about the causes of violence and serial killers for reading this book. Highly recommended!

[Bárbara Lunardi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Achei bem fraco e só terminei porque ele é super curtinho.

[Jeremy Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Criminal Psychology

Interesting research on the factors that could develop into a serial killer. Quick read and authors do a nice job keeping you interested.

[Dwayne Anthony · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's tough enough that I struggle with Kindle books. This book is not academic in nature and lacks credible supporting evidence.

[Amy Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting subject

I read the book for research. I needed to gain some insight into the mind of a serial killer. This book provided some information I already knew and some that was helpful. I look forward to reading more books by this author.

[Daisya Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

What really got me the most was the grammar, but also I was expecting it to be a little longer than it was.

[ellie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly a good introduction to criminology in a psychological aspect.
Pretty easy and quick read. Explains general concepts pretty well. Although It started feeling more like a parenting guide halfway 😭. Focuses on mostly the effect of parents on their children however, it starts to kinda sound like a “10 things you can do to make sure your kid doesn’t turn into a serial killer!” type of book.
Still recommend as more of a introduction book to those wanting to learn more about the “nurture” aspect of things.

[Chara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was okay. Nothing special, which I should have (kind of) expected, given that I found it for free.

But being interested in true crimes and criminal psychology, every related read is a welcome read.

This was a really simple book. It didn't really say THAT much. And I was quite okay with it. The author had some valid points, expanded on his topic, the end.

But some of the descriptions were REALLY vague. There was some more editing work that needed to be done. And for some unknown reason, he mentioned fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter at least three times. I mean, I don't get it. He only made like, three references to real life criminals (Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Fred and Rosemary West) but he mentioned a movie character as much.

Okaaay.

Anyway, the book could have gotten a better rating of it had a little more detail. Overall, it was a quick and quite informative read.