Inside Their Minds
Australian Criminals
Rochelle Jackson
Availability: Out of print
Format: Paperback - C format
Pages: 248
AUD $29.95 inc. GST
On the couch with some of Australia's most notorious criminals, this book explores the secrets, motivations and inner workings of the criminal mind.;;
Description
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.
Rochelle Jackson is an investigative journalist and author of In Your Face: the life and times of Billy 'The Texan' Longley. She specialises in crime and police stories. She has worked for the NSW Police Service, is currently a producer for ABC-Radio.
| ISBN: |
9781741751185
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| Australian Pub.: |
August 2008
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| Publisher: |
ALLEN & UNWIN
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| Imprint: |
ALLEN & UNWIN
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| Subject: |
True Crime
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| Edition Number: |
1
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