From the foreword by Professor Ralph Slovenko: In this book, two eminent scholars, George B. Palermo, M.D., M.Sc.Crim. and Richard N. Kocsis, Ph.D., both active in clinical and research work, grapple with the timely topic of criminal profiling. Their purpose in writing their very comprehensive and objective book is to attempt to separate myth from reality, the wheat from the chaff. The book stands on firm psychological/psychiatric foundations as the basis for offender typologies. In the first section, the authors describe the major violent crimes, particularly multiple/serial murder, serial arson, serial rape, and burglary-related felonies as strictly connected with the underlying personality of the offenders. In the second section of the book, they discuss the crime scene. A special chapter by former FBI agents Robert R. Hazelwood and Michael R. Napier presents the staged crime scene, often puzzling for investigators. The third section includes a historical review and criticisms of the major theoretical research on profiling. The book is well written, enlightening, and easy to read, even when presenting psychiatric and statistical research. The authors accompany the reader on an interesting voyage through the development of profiling without apparent effort, a quality that denotes a profound knowledge of the subject that derives from their many years of forensic experience. The book will be of interest to professionals involved in criminal work, whether psychologists, psychiatrists, attorneys, or criminal investigators. It is a major contribution to the field of criminal profiling.
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After reading for several years the virtual propaganda that seems to have become the unfortunate norm in the field of criminal profiling a book has finally emerged which honestly and most importantly - objectively - canvasses all of the work in this area. Without a doubt this book is a significant triumph for anyone who seriously wants to 'learn' about criminal profiling as opposed to simply reading the usual aggrandizing rubbish so many authors in this field seem to produce. The book gives readers an excellent insight into the field and explains the strengths and weaknesses of the research - warts and all. For its objectivity alone I would give this book 10/10.
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Offender profiling is the combination of sociological, psychiatric, psychological, and criminological disciplinary knowledge in the analysis of criminal behavior. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
staging offender, thrill pattern, crime scene behaviors, action profiling, criminal range, perversion pattern, marauder model, criminal psychological profiling, investigative psychology, profiling accuracy, offense locations, serial arson, crime behaviors, arson offenses, predator pattern, behavior dichotomy, staged crime scene, unknown offender, profiling violent crimes, serial violent, profiling research, offender characteristics, staged crimes, sexual murderers, prediction area Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Investigative Psychology, Behavioral Science Unit, Boca Raton, Bureau of Justice Statistics, United States, Law Enforcement Bulletin, David Canter, Thomas Publisher, The Free Press, American Psychiatric Association, Cesare Lombroso, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jeffrey Dahmer, Crime Scene Behaviors-Dimension, House of Representatives, Right Man, San Francisco, Sherlock Holmes, Ted Bundy, Beverly Hills, Cambridge University Press, Home Office, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Thousand Oaks New!
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Offender profiling is the combination of sociological, psychiatric, psychological, and criminological disciplinary knowledge in the analysis of criminal behavior. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
staging offender, thrill pattern, crime scene behaviors, action profiling, criminal range, perversion pattern, marauder model, criminal psychological profiling, investigative psychology, profiling accuracy, offense locations, serial arson, crime behaviors, arson offenses, predator pattern, behavior dichotomy, staged crime scene, unknown offender, profiling violent crimes, serial violent, profiling research, offender characteristics, staged crimes, sexual murderers, prediction area Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Investigative Psychology, Behavioral Science Unit, Boca Raton, Bureau of Justice Statistics, United States, Law Enforcement Bulletin, David Canter, Thomas Publisher, The Free Press, American Psychiatric Association, Cesare Lombroso, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jeffrey Dahmer, Crime Scene Behaviors-Dimension, House of Representatives, Right Man, San Francisco, Sherlock Holmes, Ted Bundy, Beverly Hills, Cambridge University Press, Home Office, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Thousand Oaks New!
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- Investigative Psychology: Offender Profiling and the Analysis of Criminal Action by David Canter on 12 pages
- Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes by John Douglas on 5 pages
- on page 74, page 75, and page 162
- Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell by Stewart P. Evans on page 132, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Panamanian Girls by Frank Thomas on page 11, and page 132
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