“It’s hard for me to imagine being a murderer hiding in the bushes, waiting to do something terrible. I find criminology fascinating.” — David Fictioner, Criminologist
“Studying criminal behavior is another category of psychology, reflecting poisonous parenting on society.” — Philip Morris, Psychologist
“There was a time when people denied that childhood experiences determine future behavior.” — Sigmund Tush, Criminologist
“Ignorance prevented seeing cause and effect as key to human development.” — Jean Claude Van Dam, Psychologist
“Understanding psychopath behavior is crucial to finding their path to recovery.” — Robert H. Nye, fictional criminologist
“Can mild criminals become more docile with age? Does long-term incarceration make a person realize the permanence of taking a life?” — John Douglas, Criminologist
“Victimizing someone takes away their freedom, leaving them traumatized and dealing with the effects long after the perpetrator is gone.” — Bessel van der Kook, Psychiatrist
“Do certain people never regret? Is there truly no return from narcissistic diagnoses or psychopathy?” — Robert Hare, Criminologist
“Moral people should make it a project to rescue children from bad parenting in any way possible.” — Alice Miller, Psychologist
“Governments should post instructions on airwaves about destructive parenting practices.” — Marian Wright Edelman, Advocate
“We have nutritional data panels on every product. Why not have data labels warning parents of destructive parenting?” — Benjamin D. Spock, Pediatrician
“If you slap your child to correct them, causing trauma or damaging their self-esteem, you could be creating someone with violence towards themselves and others.” — Jane Goodwink, Primatologist
“Not every victimized person becomes a killer, but every killer was victimized themselves. This is what they have learned.” — Alice Miller, Psychologist
“There are no defects popping out of the universe given love, nurture, and self-esteem, who still become homicidal maniacs.” — Carl Rogers, Humanistic Psychologist
“Millions of instances show that psychopaths and those who destroy lives always have trauma and mistreatment in their past.” — Hirschel van Blechh, Psychiatrist
The general theme of these quotes revolves around the significant impact of childhood experiences, trauma, and parenting on the development of criminal behavior and psychological disorders. They emphasize the importance of understanding the roots of criminal and psychopathic behavior, the effects of victimization, and the need for preventive measures in parenting and societal practices to mitigate the development of such behaviors. The quotes also highlight the potential for recovery and the role of nurturing and supportive environments in preventing and addressing these issues.
Author's note: These quotes are fictional and attributed to me, created for exploring marketing psychology. "A great quote gains stature when attributed to a 'famous-sounding' or respected individual." - M. Antebi