PICKING UP THE PIECES

Paul Britton

ISBN 10: 0593045092 / ISBN 13: 9780593045091

Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2000

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Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can 'walk through the minds' of those who murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. He can see the world through their eyes and know what they're thinking. That is why the police have called on him to help with many high-profile criminal investigations and catch those responsible. How does he do it? Paul Britton's newest book, Picking Up the Pieces, reveals the psychological and forensic foundations upon which he has based his expertise. It is a remarkable journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind. From top security prisons and mental hospitals to ordinary outpatients' clinics, Britton introduces us to his clinical and forensic work. A man turns into a werewolf at four o'clock every afternoon. Another has built an electric chair in his basement to kill his father. A woman accepts the blame for abusing her child when she had nothing to do with it. How can they be helped? When Britton so accurately profiled the child killers of Jamie Bulger in Liverpool, or told police the true nature of Frederick and Rosemary West, he could do so because he had treated disturbed children and confronted sadistic sexual murderers in his consulting room. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PICKING UP THE PIECES
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593045092
• ISBN 13: 9780593045091
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 762 grams

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Synopsis

From Britain’s foremost criminal psychologist and bestselling author, a companion volume to his award-winning autobiography, The Jigsaw Man .

Paul Britton can “walk through the minds” of those who murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. That is why the police call on him to help with many high-profile criminal investigations and catch those responsible. How does he do it? In this unique and revealing book, he reveals the psychological and forensic foundations upon which he has based his expertise. It is a remarkable journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind. From top-security prisons and mental hospitals to ordinary outpatients’ clinics, Britton introduces us to his clinical and forensic work over the past twenty years. During that time, he has interviewed, assessed and treated people with damaged or broken minds. Paul Britton shows that the answers are often found, not at the crime scene, but hidden away within someone’s mind, or deep in their past. Here he reveals the process by which he unlocks and deciphers the truth.