Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Psychological hokum?

'The self-styled behavioural experts, who say they get into the mind of offenders, employed techniques that were more "fantasy than science", said a leading psychologist.
He said that the profession, which he claims has yet to solve a crime, was dangerous because it could lead to wasted police time and miscarriages of justice.'


Telegraph.

Shame really. I always enjoyed 'Cracker' - but let's not be too surprised. Most psychology is uninspired guesswork.

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