I'm reading Suicidal Mass Murderers by Dr. John Liebert and find myself completely gripped by the book. You know how when something like the Virginia Tech massacre happens, the news never seems to give enough information and you are left asking, "Why?" Actually in this particular book Dr. Liebert explains why in a great amount of detail and adds a considerable amount more than that. His account (with co-author Bill Birnes) also serves up a political, institutional and social history of medicine, specifically psychiatry, focusing on the impact of the community mental health/deinstitutionalization movement of the 1970s. In reading the book, I'm reliving my intellectual history and seeing how the ideas I toyed with as an undergrad have played out in real world events. Maybe I'm being a total fangirl, but I'm really impressed with the work Liebert has done.
If you want to download a very interesting and articulate discussion of criminal psychology, check out Steve Warner's interview of Dr. Liebert on his Dark City podcast:
https://soundcloud.com/darkcityfm/dr-john-liebert
If you want to download a very interesting and articulate discussion of criminal psychology, check out Steve Warner's interview of Dr. Liebert on his Dark City podcast:
https://soundcloud.com/darkcityfm/dr-john-liebert
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