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Criminal psychologist Julia Shaw examines the minds of planet killers

Criminal psychologist Julia Shaw applies the same profiling techniques used in criminal cases to explore the psychological motivations behind those committing environmental crimes, such as some of those involved in the ivory trade, certain figures in the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal, or the company responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Often, these crimes are far more organised and deadly, yet often escape condemnation in the same way.

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