Forensic psychology involves reconstructing often-ghastly crimes so the justice system can understand what was going on in a perpetrator's head - and shaping policy to prevent atrocities.

The report argued that international institutions and national governments should play on people's empathy to justify intervention in crises to try to prevent atrocities and war.

On the other hand, the authorities were unhappy too, for the article implied that they were doing little to prevent the atrocities.