Atlas of Forensic and Criminal Psychology

207 Pages·2022·143.849 MB·English

by  Bernat-N Tiffon (editor)

Atlas of Forensic and
Criminal Psychology

Atlas of Forensic and
Criminal Psychology
Edited by Bernat-N. Tiffon
First edition published 2022
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ISBN: 9780367551568 (hbk)
ISBN: 9781032216980 (pbk)
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DOI: 10.4324/9781003092223
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Contents
List of Figures vii
Contributing Authors xiii
Chapter 1 An Introduction: The Psychological
Perspective—For the English Language
Edition 1
John F. Fielder
Chapter 2 Medicolegal Perspective: A Prelude 5
Jorge González Fernández
Chapter 3 The Psychiatric Perspective: A Prelude 7
Josep Solé Puig
Chapter 4 Legal Overview: Circumstances That Affect
Criminal Liability 11
Toni Pascual y Cadena
Chapter 5 Author’s Justification 19
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Chapter 6 Mood (Affective) Disorders 35
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Chapter 7 Schizophrenic Disorders 107
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Chapter 8 Borderline Personality Disorder 127
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Chapter 9 Case Study without Mitigating
Circumstances of Criminal Responsibility
Due to Psychological Cause 135
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Chapter 10 Intentionality vs. Mental Disorder 153
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Chapter 11 Cocaine Consumption 163
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Chapter 12 Final Conclusion 169
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Chapter 13 A Forensic Psychology Summary 171
César San Juan Guillén
Chapter 14 Overview from a Legal, Criminological
and Psychological Perspective 175
José Manuel Rodríguez González
Chapter 15 Epilogue 179
Tomás Gil Márquez
Bibliography 181
Index 185
Figures
5.1 (a) Johann Christian Reil (1759–1813) (left), (b) Emil
Kraepelin (1856–1936) (center), (c) Eugen Bleuler
(1857–1939) (right). 20
5.2 (a) Face of a patient with auditory hallucinations,
(b) Patient with visual hallucinations, (c) Manic depressive
psychosis and depression, (d) Euphoria and expansive
mood in a manic patient, (e) Catatonic schizophrenia. 23
5.3 (a) Catatonia. Stiff facial expression. (b) Catatonia with a
hint of depression. 24
5.4 Eccentric attitude. 25
5.5 Catatonia. Stereotypical attitudes. 26
5.6 (a) and (b) Real image and reconstruction of the crime
scene of Jack the Ripper’s second victim, Catherine
Eddowes. (c) and (d) Real image (in color) and
reconstruction of the crime scene of Jack the Ripper’s
final victim, Mary Jane Kelly. 28
5.7 Romanticized image of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. 29
5.8 Priester and Wilcke’s photograph of Chancellor
Otto von Bismarck. 30
6.1 a and b. Image of the (a) entrance wound with
(b) a close-up. 42
6.2 Image of the exit wound. 43
6.3 Full suspension from the window on the outer facade
of their home (Font Riera, 1996). 45
6.4 Close-up of the knot and internal bleeding on the left
side of the neck (Font Riera, 1996). 46
6.5 Photograph of the state of the body. 47
6.6 a and b. Note the (a) removal of shoes and (b) the
utilization of the cane as the suspension point. 48
6.7 Photograph of the state of the body. 49
6.8 The letter found on the table near the individual. 50
6.9 Photograph of the state of the body. 51
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6.10 A close-up of the ligature and material used. 51
6.11 Photograph of the state of the body. 52
6.12 A suicide attempt that resulted in decapitation. 52
6.13 The state in which the woman’s body was found. 53
6.14 The state in which the woman’s head was found. 54
6.15 The state in which, and location where, the man’s body
was found. 54
6.16 A closer shot of the man’s body and the damage to the
head and cranium. 55
6.17 Another angle showing the traumatic injury to the
individual. 55
6.18 This photograph of the individual indicates decapitation
at the neck and the severed left upper limb. 56
6.19 The individual’s body upon jumping from a fourth story
window. 57
6.20 The view from above looking down upon the scene. 57
6.21 A carbon monoxide poisoning case. 58
6.22 The state in which the individual was found. 58
6.23 A woman who committed suicide by ingesting
hydrochloric acid. 59
6.24 Another case of an individual who took toxic substances
to commit suicide. 60
6.25 A female drug addict who committed suicide by drug
overdose. 60
6.26 A photograph of the drugs and drug paraphernalia. 61
6.27 A photograph of the bed and the flowers she laid out. 61
6.28 The suicide note she left. 62
6.29 A photograph of a suicide by shotgun. 64
6.30 A photograph of a holster and cartridges with brain
matter that landed on top of the man’s forearm. 65
6.31 A photograph illustrating gunshot residue on the hand. 66
6.32 A photograph of the individual. 66
6.33 A scene photo showing the rifle lying next to the individual. 67
6.34 A photograph of a woman who committed suicide
using a box cutter to sever the peroneal artery. 67
6.35 A perpendicular cut. 68
6.36 a, b and c. Multiple parallel wounds without signs of a
fight or struggle are indicative of suicide. 69
6.37 The inside of the cell. Note the bedspread tied to the
top of the bars with the other end attached to the pass-
through within the door. 71
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6.38 The state that the individual was in (i.e., naked with
lead weights through his nipples) would indicate that
this was an inadvertent, accidental suicide. 73
6.39 a–f. Examples of graphic images of sadomasochistic
scenes which were discovered in the individual’s
bookcase. 74
6.40 The bodies of the victim and the alleged perpetrator. 80
6.41 The alleged perpetrator with the knife in his chest. 81
6.42 A detail of the knife, removed. 82
6.43 Photograph of the stab wounds in the victim’s back. 82
6.44 The mother, who ended up surviving the suicide
attempt. 84
6.45 Photographed evidence at the scene. 85
6.46 A scene photograph of the children. 85
6.47 Another scene photograph of the children. 86
6.48 A letter written to the children. 87
6.49 The letter continued. 88
6.50 A second letter addressed to the children. 89
6.51 Another handwritten note. 90
6.52 Another example of a suicide note (page 1). 91
6.53 The continuation of the note. 91
6.54 The body in its initial state when found at the
crime scene. 96
6.55 A detail of the victim’s face at the crime scene. 97
6.56 A photograph of the victim’s face taken in the autopsy
room. 97
6.57 The victim’s face from another angle. 98
6.58 Another image showing the trauma to the victim’s
cheek. 98
6.59 A close-up image, also taken in the autopsy room, show
the result of the trauma to the victim’s cheek. 99
6.60 A photograph showing the trauma in the parietal area
of the skull as a result of the attack. 100
6.61 A photograph of the defense wounds on the victim’s
left hand. 101
6.62 The object used by the son to commit the crime. 102
7.1 Sharp, serrated knife and pickaxe. 109
7.2 a and b. The anterior and posterior wounds. 110
7.3 a, b, and c. (a) Note the significant wound on the chest
and the wounds on the neck. (b) (c) The serrated blade
of the weapon matches the victim’s injuries. 111