Profiling and serial crime : theoretical and practical issues / / Wayne Petherick

• Autore: Petherick Wayne
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2014; Waltham, MA : , : Anderson Publishing, , 2014
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxx, 449 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Disciplina: 364.3
• Soggetto topico: Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Criminal investigation - Psychological aspects; Recidivism; Serial murder investigation; Serial rape investigation
• Altri autori: PetherickWayne
• Note generali: Revised edition of: Serial crime : theoretical and practical issues in behavioral profiling / Wayne Petherick, editor ; contributors, Wayne Petherick [and others]. 2nd ed.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Profiling and Serial Crime; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same; Digital Assets; For the Instructor; For the Student; About the Authors; Wayne Petherick, PhD; Ross Brogan, MA (Fire Investigation); Nathan Brooks, GradDip Psych, MPsych (Forensic), BPsychSc; Claire Ferguson, PhD; Elizabeth Fry, MCrim; David Field, LLB; Robert Homant, PhD; Yolande Huntingdon, BSocSci (Criminology); Alicia Jenkins BPsychSci (Hons), PhD Candidate; Daniel B. Kennedy, PhD; Andrew Lowe, BSocSci (Criminology); Michael McGrath, MD ; Gareth Norris, PhDGrant Sinnamon, BPsych (Hons), PhD (Candidate); Barry Woodhouse MPsych (Forensic); I. Profiling; 1 The Evolution of Criminal Profiling: From Whitechapel to Quantico and Beyond; Introduction; Early Beginnings; James Brussel and Forensic Psychiatry; The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Crime Scene Analysis; David Canter and Investigative Psychology; Kim Rossmo and Geographic Profiling; Brent Turvey and Behavioral Evidence Analysis; Conclusion; Questions; References; 2 Induction and Deduction in Criminal Profiling; Introduction; Logic and Criminal Profiling ; Inductive Criminal ProfilingApplied Inductive Profiling; Deductive Criminal Profiling; The Logic of Deductive Profiling; Practical Application of Deductive Profiling; Conclusion; Questions; References; 3 Behavioral Consistency, the Homology Assumption, and the Problems of Induction; Introduction; Behavioral Consistency; The Homology Assumption; The Problems of Induction; The Problem of Reliability; The USS Iowa; The Problem of Relevance; The Problem of Trait Reliance; The Relevance of Risk Assessment Research; The Problem of Case Linkage; Conclusion; Questions; References ; 4 Criminal Profiling MethodsIntroduction; Criminal Profiling: What Is It?; Criminal Investigative Analysis; Investigative Psychology; Geographic Profiling (Geoprofiling); The Least Effort Principle; Distance Decay; The Circle Hypothesis; Geographic Profiling Computer Systems; Diagnostic Evaluations; Behavioral Evidence Analysis; Conclusion; Questions; References; 5 Geographical Profiling: From Pins in Maps to GIS; Introduction; Theories of Spatial Behavior; The Center of Gravity; Kim Rossmo and David Canter; Application of Geographical Theories; An Investigative Method in Its Own Right? ; ConclusionQuestions; References; 6 The Fallacy of Accuracy; Introduction; The Fallacy of Accuracy; The Measure of Success; Accuracy Rates; Problems; Suggestions; Conclusion; Questions; References; 7 Offender Signature and Case Linkage; Introduction; Identification vs Individualization; Investigative Profiles vs Probative Profiles; Contextuality; Signature; New Jersey v. Fortin; Conclusion; Questions; References; 8 Staged Crime Scenes-Literature and Types; Introduction; Definitions; Staging as Deception; Definition of Deception; Detecting Deception; Staged Crime Scenes: The Literature ; Staging and Criminal Investigations
• Sommario/riassunto: The third edition of Profiling and Serial Crime illustrates the promise, purposes, and pitfalls of behavioral profiling in the investigation of serial crime, and provides a theoretical and practical foundation for students. Part one, on profiling, examines inductive and deductive reasoning, profiling methods (including geographic profiling), metacognition, expert evidence, and more. Part two examines serial crime in detail, including cyber-bullying, stalking, rape, murder, and arson. This edition has been thoroughly revised throughout to reflect the latest research in crimina
• Titolo autorizzato: Profiling and serial crime
• ISBN: 1-283-94829-X; 0-12-405901-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786295803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II