Picking Up The Pieces

Paul Britton

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Corgi
01 June 2001

Biography; True crime; Criminal or forensic psychology

The extraordinary and fascinating new book by the author of the award-winning bestseller The Jigsaw Man.

The extraordinary and fascinating new book by the author of the award-winning bestseller The Jigsaw Man

Forensic

psychologist Paul Britton can 'walk through the minds' of those who

murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. He can see the world through

their eyes and know what they're thinking. That is why the police have

called on him to help with many high-profile criminal investigations and

catch those responsible.

How does he do it? Paul Britton's newest book, Picking Up the Pieces,

reveals the psychological and 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 and mental

hospitals to ordinary outpatients' clinics, Britton introduces us to his

clinical and 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 and Rosemary West, he could do

so because he had treated disturbed children and confronted sadistic

sexual murderers in his consulting room.

For twenty-five

years Britton has interviewed, assessed and 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 and the knowledge that underpins his conclusions.

It is a unique and revealing book that will fascinate and provoke discussion.

Paul Britton was born in 1946. Following degrees obtained in psychology

from Warwick and Sheffield universities, he has spent the last twenty

years working as a consultant clinical and forensic psychologist. He has

advised the Association of Chief Police Officers' Crime Committee on

offender profiling for many years and currently teaches postgraduates in

clinical and forensic psychology. He is married with two children. Paul

Britton is the author of Picking Up the Pieces and The Jigsaw Man, which won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction.

By: Paul Britton
Imprint: Corgi
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 104mm, Spine: 42mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780552147187
ISBN 10: 0552147184
Pages: 598
Publication Date: 01 June 2001
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Britton was born in 1946. He has degrees in psychology from Warwick and Sheffield universities. He has spent the last twenty years working as a consultant clinical and forensic psychologist. He has also advised the Association of Chief Police Officers' Crime Committee on offender profiling for many years. He currently teaches postgraduates in clinical and forensic psychology

Reviews for Picking Up The Pieces

Precise, considered, methodical. His skill is to go beyond the guise, to understand and inhabit the psychopathic mind * Independent * A unique understanding of the dark side of the human condition * Red * Britton has done hugely important work that saves lives. He is fascinating. His book is compelling * The Sunday Times *

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