Portraits of Guilt, see into the eyes of criminals

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	• Portraits of Guilt Jeanne Boylan, 2000 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 88 reviews view larger image
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Portraits of Guilt, see into the eyes of criminals

Crime and criminals attract our horror, disgust, and attention. Ms. Boylan draws not just their picture for the victims but their vicious acts in black and white. This highly readable and well written book was very hard to put down until the last page. And even the last page will never be forgotton. I am not a bleeding heart nor am I without care for the people who are horribly used by these murderers and rapists. But until I read this book, this account of Ms. Boylan's methods and principles the victims/victors were not alive to me. Now I will never forget Polly Klass or Justin Jones. I also have heard over and over that you cannot trust the eye witness. It is very clear that the reason law enforcement says this is because of the old methods of interrogation that were always used. This is not a 'beat up on the cops' tome either. The author is very clear that she respects the mind numbing job of homicide detectives. You may be like me, finishing this book within 24 hours of buying it but you will never forget it.

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Sketches of the mind.

"Portraits of Guilt" opens a door full of knowledge of the human mind. Jeanne Boylan has the notion that, "memory lies at the bottom of emotion" and she can develop/draw the mental picture of a crime witness into the almost exact portray of the criminal. To achieve this, she tactfully, intuitively and intelligently mediates in between the conscious and the unconscious mind of the witness to bring about the emotions that conceal the image of the criminal. In between FBI and other cases, Ms. Boylan also talks about her personal life which I think made the book more enjoyable to me because I was able to identify with her in some aspects of her life. I highly recommend this book to people interested in Psychology or Criminal Justice (Forensic Psychology) and specially to women so that they can have an idea of what it is to work in the criminal justice system and to know how loud their voices could be heard.

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Extremely Interesting!! - Real Life stuff

I found this book to be really interesting. Made me want to think about becoming a Forensics specialist or a detective. Good Read

The artist behind those criminal faces...

I found this book hard to put down. Jeanne Boylan has taken the term "criminal sketch artist" and given it an entirely new meaning. She cares -- not only about justice being served, but also about the victims and their families. Her talent is amazing, and I believe that law-enforcement officials should read this book -- there is much they can learn from her.

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