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Brilliant . . . The book is a powerful myth buster. Name a sterotype about violent offenders and Adshead upends it.’ I LOVED that he couldn’t stop kissing her whenever she did literally anything. 😂 The guy was obsessed with Tatum, and I was obsessed with him. And he has a freaking dimple! 😫 Brother’s bestfriend will always get me in my feels. I don’t quite get why they didn’t just start dating before doing the whole fake dating thing tho. They obviously liked each other and i think he said it quite a few times as well … The ‘patients’ were often uncooperative, and their crimes unspeakable, and the sheer difficulty of engaging with them made unrelentingly uncomfortable reading. Alongside doctor and patient, we discover what human cruelty, ranging from serial homicide to stalking, arson or sexual offending, means to perpetrators, experiencing firsthand how minds can change when the people some might label as “evil” are able to take responsibility for their life stories and get to know their own minds. With outcomes ranging from hope to despair, from denial to recovery, these men and women are revealed in all their complexity and shared humanity. In this era of mass incarceration, deep cuts in mental health care and extreme social schisms, this book offers a persuasive argument for compassion over condemnation.
Zahra kundakçılık suçu ile yargılanan bir kadının mahkumun aile öyküsünde reddedilmişlik, değersizlik, yoksayılma gibi inançlar ile öfkenin dışsallaştırılmasını konu alıyor. The Devil You Know is “a helpful introduction for those seeking to make sense of fractious political debates about race and voting rights in the South, and the broken promises of American democracy.” The writing itself was average. It was readable, but sometimes Adshead threw in random statistics, which didn't really have any prevalence to the current person being discussed. Professor Adshead qualified in medicine in 1983 and was elected member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1987 before being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2005. She has a Masters’ Degree in medical Law & Ethics; is a qualified member of the Institute of Group Analysis; and holds a Master’s Degree in Mindfulness based Cognitive therapy. In 2013 she was awarded the Jochelson visiting professorship at Yale School of Law & Psychiatry and later that year, was awarded the President’s medal for her work in ethics in mental health. She has over 20 years practice in the NHS and has contributed to the work of the Royal College of Psychiatrists as chair of their Ethics Committee; and she has also contributed to Department of Health policy in relation to abnormal maternal illness behaviour.Together they have produced a compelling work. It features 12 anonymised accounts of violent offenders diagnosed with mental illnesses, and the challenges of assessment and treatment in a secure environment. The idea is a fascinating one, but for me, part of the power of this small book was in the context the author provides for WHY he believes this is the right course of action to create traction for what has been an intractable issue. Tatum is super confident and determined, while Cooper is at first hesitant to start anything with her. Her brother warned him away from her and Cooper doesn’t want to risk his friendship. But he’s also super pulled to her and can’t resist for too long. When they get caught kissing, she panics and tells her brother they’re actually dating. So the sexual lessons turn into juggling a fake relationship now too. This compassion for the perpetrators is probably entirely and absolutely correct but it really challenges the reader. You are perpetually thinking that there were never any teams of carers for the victims’ families.
We had given him a chance to resolve his inner conflict by caring for him, allowing him to talk about his needs and his anger towards people who had failed him early in his life This college romance includes the brother’s best friend trope & fake dating!! While I must say I was slightly surprised by how up to date the setting was, it didn’t bother me as much as I had thought it would, initially! It was actually kinda cute to understand and relate to the characters. Tatum is about to start college and her main goal before then: lose her V-card. But it’s not as simple as that, she also wants someone to teacher her. Enter Cooper. He’s Tatum’s brothers best friend, a little older, her crush and completely off limits. Tony, I think you’re brave enough to look at something really difficult”…”I’m not brave”. I looked into his eyes. “You don’t think so? Well, I experience you as brave. It takes courage to think about past violence… you’ve shown real courage.”This book has good spicy, a good story, fake dating, study sessions, brothers best friend, virgin mets playboy ahh I loved it all. Moreover, there is – frankly – a hopelessness which pervades the narratives, and raises the awkward question – the elephant in the room – the burden upon society of attempted rehabilitation versus the cost of throwing away the key.
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