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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826868203321

Titolo

Serial crime [[electronic resource] ] : theoretical and practical issues in behavioral profiling / / Wayne Petherick, editor ; contributors, Wayne Petherick ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, MA, : Academic Press/Elsevier, [2005], c2006

ISBN

1-280-75428-1

9786610754281

0-08-046854-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PetherickWayne

Disciplina

364.3

Soggetti

Criminal behavior, Prediction of

Criminal investigation - Psychological aspects

Recidivism

Serial murder investigation

Stalking

Serial rape investigation

Arson investigation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Criminal profiling : a continuing history -- The nature of induction and deduction in criminal profiling -- Criminal profiling methods -- The fallacy of accuracy in criminal profiling -- Criminal profiling as expert evidence -- Where to from here? -- Criminal profilers and the media : profiling the Beltway snipers -- Serial stalking : looking for love in all the wrong places? -- Serial rape : an investigative approach -- Serial murder : a biopsychosocial approach -- Serial arson.

Sommario/riassunto

Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling  successfully connects concepts and creates links to criminal behavior across crimes -murder, sexual assault, and arson- something no other book available does. The connection of serial behavior to profiling, the most useful tool in discovering behavior patterns, is new to the body of literature available and serves to examine the ideal manner in which



profiling can be used in conjunction with psychology to positively affect criminal investigations.* Provides a theoretical and practical foundation for unders