Picking Up The Pieces

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Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can 'walk through the minds' of those who murder rape torture extort & kidnap. He can see the world through their eyes & know what they're thinking. That is why the police have called on him to help with many high-profile criminal investigations & catch those responsible. How does he do it? Paul Britton's newest book Picking Up the Pieces reveals the psychological & 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 & mental hospitals to ordinary outpatients' clinics Britton introduces us to his clinical & 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 & Rosemary West he could do so because he had treated disturbed children & confronted sadistic sexual murderers in his consulting room. For twenty-five years Britton has interviewed assessed & treated people with damaged or broken minds. Some were responsible for terrible crimes others were stopped before it was too late. The answers aren't hidden at bloody crime scenes or in the post-mortem photographs. Instead the truth is often locked away within someone's mind or deep in their past. Picking Up the Pieces is not a sequel to Britton's award-winning autobiography The Jigsaw Man but a companion volume that shows the heart of his work & the knowledge that underpins his conclusions. It is a unique & revealing book that will fascinate & provoke discussion.