-Caveat Lector-
NOW we begin to see why politicians keep running for re-election... Power
addicts, and absolute power addicts absolutely...
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Crime Can Be Addictive -- British Psychologist
SHEFFIELD, England, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Crime, just like
alcohol, cigarettes and cocaine can become addictive, a British
psychologist said on Wednesday.
Greed, revenge and jealousy are motives that can account for
some criminal activity but they don't explain why some people
continue their life of crime despite the high probability of
getting caught.
"Addiction is an active psychological process for the
pursuit of happiness," psychologist John Hodge told a news
conference at a British science conference.
Hodge, the head of patient therapy at Rampton Hospital, a
secure psychiatric hospital in northern England, said repeat
offenders such as serial killers, rapists and arsonists may be
committing the same crimes again and again because of the
feeling that is produced by the act.
"The criminal activity can itself become an end in itself
with no other purpose than to help the perpetrator feel
better," he said.
Repeat offenders also have many of the characteristics of
addiction. They can't stop themselves from doing it. They
realise it is wrong. They think about it all the time and they
need more to get the same effect.
Hodge said the recognition that crime can be an addiction
could improve understanding of criminal behaviour and open up
new avenues for rehabilitation.
"When people are separated from their addictive behaviour
the addiction can be maintained through a fantasy life," he
said, adding that prisoners should not spend many hours of the
day in their cells.
Copyright 1999 Reuters <http://cnn.com/interactive_legal.html>.All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or
redistributed.
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