Description: Our Violent Society by David Abrahamsen 1970 Good condition. See photos. This is not one of the many later reprints. This is the actual hardcover from 1970. The photos you see here are photos of the actual book that you will receive. Many book sellers online post using stock photos that often don’t resemble the book you actually receive. This has been deemed a culturally and historically important book. Please check out the 3700+ comments on our eBay feedback. David Abrahamsen was a Norwegian forensic psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author who wrote analyses of Richard M. Nixon and David Berkowitz.He was born on June 23, 1903 in Trondheim, Norway. Son of Salomon and Marie (Fischer) Abrahamsen. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946.He eventually relocated to England, taking positions at the Tavistock Clinic and the London School of Economics. He moved to the United States in 1940 and joined the staff at Saint Elizabeth"s Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia Later he served as a psychiatrist and criminal psychopathologist at two major prisons in the United States., first the Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet, and then the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New New York Abrahamsen belonged to one of the oldest families of Jewish settlers in Norway, and his heritage informed the writing of his first book, I Am a Jew, which described and compared the traditional Norwegian and Jewish ways of life.Abrahamsen"s paper, A Study of Lee Harvey Oswald: Psychological Capability of Murder, was published in the Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, in October 1967.His book, Our Violent Society, came out in 1970, a Funk & Wagnalls" publication. Abrahamsen’s expertise in psychopathology was enlisted by authorities during the notorious Son of Sam serial murder case: when the killer, David Berkowitz, was finally in custody, Abrahamsen was directed by the Brooklyn District Attorney to evaluate his ability to stand trial.He deemed him competent, but Berkowitz never went to trial, pleading guilty instead and receiving multiple life sentences. Abrahamsen continued to examine Berkowitz in jail, and ultimately documented his life in.Abrahamsen suspected Prince Albert Victor and James Kenneth Stephen worked as a collaborating team to commit the Jack the Ripper murders.The book was criticized for providing no solid evidence. Columbia University Library maintains a trove of research notes, drafts, correspondence and articles written by Abrahamsen on topics of criminals and criminality.AchievementsDavid Abrahamsen has been listed as a notable psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, author by Marquis Who's Who.
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Publication Year: 1970
Language: English
Book Title: Our Violent Society
Author: David Abrahamsen
