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A Forensic Psychologist on Anger, Madness and Destructive Behavior
by Dr. Stephen Diamond
Dr. Stephen Diamond is a clinical and forensic psychologist in LA and the author of Anger, Madness, and the Daimonic: The Psychological Genesis of Violence, Evil, and Creativity. See full bio
June 12, 2008, Law and Crime

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Terror in Tokyo: Is There Method to Madness?

By Dr. Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D. on June 12, 2008 in Evil Deeds

What causes someone to one day go out and kill as many apparently random victims as they can? Here in this country, we've seen this pattern repeatedly in recent years: Columbine, Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois University, the Omaha mall shootings, etc. Just this past Sunday, it happened in Japan, a country where violent crime rates are far lower than those in the United States and other industrialized nations. Read More

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