James Garbarino: "Listening to Killers"

BCTR Talks at Twelve
"Listening to Killers: Bringing Developmental Psychology into the Courtroom in Murder Cases"
James Garbarino, Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Beebe Hall, Cornell University
This presentation is based upon James Garbarino’s 20 years as a psychological expert witness in murder cases. It focuses on his efforts to bridge the gap in legal proceedings between the "social history" typically provided by social work and the "diagnosis" provided by clinical psychology. It offers a "developmental analysis" that seeks to explain detailed accounts of how killers travel a path that leads from childhood innocence to lethal violence in adolescence or adulthood. The presentation places the emotional and moral damage of each individual killer within a larger scientific framework of social, psychological, anthropological, and biological research on human development. In doing so, the presentation highlights the humanity we share with killers and the role of understanding and empathy in breaking the cycle of violence.
Dr. James Garbarino holds the Maude C. Clarke Chair in Humanistic Psychology and was founding Director of the Center for the Human Rights of Children at Loyola University Chicago. Previously he was Elizabeth Lee Vincent Professor of Human Development and Co-Director of the Family Life Development Center at Cornell University. Among the 23 books he has authored or edited are "Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them" (1999) and "Listening to Killers: Lessons Learned from My 20 Years as an Expert Psychological Witness in Murder Cases" (2015). The National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect honored Dr. Garbarino in 1985 with its first C. Henry Kempe Award, in recognition of his efforts on behalf of abused and neglected children. In 2011, he received the Max Hayman Award from the American Orthopsychiatric Association for contributions to the prevention of genocide.

[@nagramps3601]

thank you so much for posting this! this is really helping me with my research paper and i actually really wanna read his book! this makes me want to take up forensic psychology in the future; it seems really interesting :D

[@gregbalteff1529]

got the book ...absolutely fantastic ...love he mentions Adrian raine

[@noirsaba]

Good information.....wish he could've expounded more on the links between racism and destruction of children

[@DaaB405]

Wonderful, thank you.

[@maxwatson4545]

I scored a 10, hit every one. What he's saying is true it leads to lots of problems, however I am pretty successful in life considering. When he mentioned that it creates stress that is beyond the capacity for humans to manage, that hit home. I'm surprised and relieved to know that I'm not the only one that has thought of this, and that someone out there is fighting for us through research. I wish everyone watched this and understood it.

[@cherylstokes636]

husband scored 9 ... high functioning with ptsd, manic-depressive symptoms, fatalistic attitude manifesting in reckless behaviour

[@TheUrbanbrute]

No you didn’t

[@whirlpool4]

he starts talking at @5:39

[@bengtsson45]

Masterpiece.

[@niftyniff1]

Amazing amazing amazing.

[@aliens4707]

im paranoid as hell i see threat even when theres isnt any i go to bars or somewhere and i always look out for ppl i think anyone could try to hurt me at any time

[@stephentropy]

36:00 on child’s dissociation response to trauma

[@MonstrousWalker]

Monstrous: The Autobiography of a Serial Killer but for the Grace of God
by Tommy Walker

[@swaggastronomer]

41:05

[@gregbalteff1529]

is james on facebook

[@Giantshredder]

I can't take the mouth sounds. Later.

[@jrawsadam]

Damn since I read this comment I can't unhear it. I'm still listening though because the subject is intriguing enough.