Victims of bank robberies suffer significant long-term psychological distress.

“People who have been through robberies, they have nightmares for weeks. They have nightmares for months afterwards. It changes their lives.”

Bank robbery is driven by impulsivity and a lack of belief in one's future longevity.

“That's how I became a bank robber because I lost all sense that my life was going to be long at all. I just wanted to grab the loot and get the hell out of dodge as fast as possible and go spend it and have fun. That was my my ethic at the time.”