Criminal Profiling

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Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-04-16
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science
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Summary

Now in its third edition, Criminal Profiling is established as an industry standard text. It moves evidence-based criminal profiling into a full embrace of the scientific method with respect to examining and interpreting behavioral evidence. If focuses on criminal profiling as an investigative and forensic process, helping to solve crime through an honest understanding of the nature and behavior of the most violent criminals. Throughout the text, the author outlines specific principles and practice standards for Behavioral Evidence Analysis, focusing on the application of theory and method to real cases. Criminal Profiling, Third Edition, is an ideal companion for students and professionals alike, including investigators, forensic scientists, criminologists, mental health professionals, and attorneys. With contributing authors representing law enforcement, academic, mental health, and forensic science communities, it offers a balanced perspective not found in other books on this subject. Readers will use it as a comprehensive reference text, a handbook for evaluating physical evidence, a tool to bring new perspectives to cold cases, and as an aid in preparing for criminal trials. * Best-selling author Brent Turvey defines the deductive profiling method, which focuses on examining the nature and behavior of criminals in order to solve crimes * Contributing authors represent law enforcement, academic, mental health, and forensic science communities for a balanced perspective * Completely revised with 35% new material including updates on the latest advances in evidence-based profiling New to this edition * New cases in every chapter * New chapters in logic and reasoning * New chapter reviewing non-evidence based profiling methods * New chapter on mass homicide * New chapter on terrorist profiling and interviewing

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Prefacep. xvii
Acknowledgmentsp. xlvii
About the Authorsp. xlix
A History of Criminal Profilingp. 1
Criminal Profiling, the Scientific Method, and Logicp. 43
Nomothetic Methods of Criminal Profilingp. 75
Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychiatry, and Criminal Profiling: The Mental Health Professional's Contribution to Criminal Profilingp. 113
Behavioral Evidence Analysis: Ideo-Deductive Method of Criminal Profilingp. 133
An Introduction to Crime Reconstructionp. 155
Crime Scene Analysisp. 187
Wound Pattern Analysisp. 223
Staged Crime Scenesp. 241
Criminal Motivationp. 273
Case Linkage: Offender Modus Operandi and Signaturep. 309
Victimologyp. 357
False Reportsp. 395
The Psychological Autopsyp. 419
Fire and Explosives: Behavioral Aspectsp. 431
Stalkingp. 449
Domestic Homicidep. 483
Mass Homicidep. 507
Introduction to Terrorism: Understanding and Interviewing Terroristsp. 523
Offender Characteristics: Rendering the Profilep. 539
Psychopathy and Sadism: Interpreting Psychopathic and Sadistic Behavior in the Crime Scenep. 569
Sexual Asphyxiap. 605
Serial Crimep. 629
Cyberpatterns: Criminal Behavior on the Internetp. 669
Criminal Profiling on Trial: The Admissibility of Criminal Profiling Evidencep. 689
Ethics and the Criminal Profilerp. 717
Indexp. 745
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