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Could Your Thoughts Be Criminal? Part II

First, the answers to the self quiz in Could Your Thoughts Be Criminal Part I. *

All statements, 1-10, are examples of the criminal thinking patterns identified by the Minnesota Department of Corrections and the Hazelden Foundation in A New Direction: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Curriculum. Are you surprised? Read More

Criminals definetly thinking different

However, they still deserve representation.

Of course they do!

But at the same time, they could use psychological help to keep them from falling victim to the same false premises over and over again. Do attorneys ever consider making psychological treatment part of the package when they "represent" people? Or do they aver that this isn't part of their job? Also, as an attorney, you really should consider using a spell-and-grammar-check when you post a comment -- otherwise it looks suspiciously like you're a sloppy customer just out to make a buck, yourself.

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Marisa Mauro, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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