Inside their minds : Australian criminals / Rochelle Jackson.
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TextPublication details: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2008Description: xiii, 229 p. [12] p. of plates : col. ill., ports. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781741751185 (pbk.)Subject(s): Criminal psychology -- Australia | Criminals -- Australia -- Case studies | Crime -- Australia -- Case studies | Violent crimes -- Australia -- Case studiesDDC classification: 364.92294 Summary: TRUE CRIME. AUSTRALIAN. He is 29 years old and commits his horrendous crime alone. He is an underachiever, unskilled, doesn't have a regular job and he is now a mass murderer. What made Martin Bryant go on a brutal killing spree at Port Arthur taking the lives of 35 people? Working with a leading Australian forensic psychologist, investigative journalist Rochelle Jackson takes us deep into the minds of eight of the country's most notorious criminals: serial killer, Ivan Milat; female sex offender, Karen Ellis; serial arsonist, Peter Burgess; armed robber and escapee, Brenden Abbott; child killer, Kathleen Folbigg; murderer, Matthew Wales; and gangland warlord, Carl Williams. She probes their motivations, delves deep into their pasts and unlocks the dark side of their humanity. Inside Their Minds is a penetrating, forensic and revealing investigation of the criminal mind.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 364.922 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 25/09/2023 | al42100056820b |
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TRUE CRIME. AUSTRALIAN. He is 29 years old and commits his horrendous crime alone. He is an underachiever, unskilled, doesn't have a regular job and he is now a mass murderer. What made Martin Bryant go on a brutal killing spree at Port Arthur taking the lives of 35 people? Working with a leading Australian forensic psychologist, investigative journalist Rochelle Jackson takes us deep into the minds of eight of the country's most notorious criminals: serial killer, Ivan Milat; female sex offender, Karen Ellis; serial arsonist, Peter Burgess; armed robber and escapee, Brenden Abbott; child killer, Kathleen Folbigg; murderer, Matthew Wales; and gangland warlord, Carl Williams. She probes their motivations, delves deep into their pasts and unlocks the dark side of their humanity. Inside Their Minds is a penetrating, forensic and revealing investigation of the criminal mind.
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