Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling [Hardcover]

Wayne Petherick (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0120885123 | ISBN-13: 978-0120885121 | Publication Date: November 7, 2005 | Edition: 1

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 understanding the motivation and dynamics in a range of serial offenses

* Illustrates the promise, purposes and pitfalls of behavioral profiling in the investigation of various serial crimes

* Case examples offer real-world uses of behavioral profiling in investigations, and highlight a variety of issues in understanding and investigating serial crime

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"The unique presentation of the book successfully connects the concepts and creates links to criminal behaviour across crimes . . . something no other title available does." - The Journal of Law Enforcement

"[Serial Crime] offers an excellent introductory text and gives the reader a thorough overview and a sense of where we currently are in the evolution of the field. [T]his volume provides a seminal building block for the field [of crime scene investigation and criminal profiling]." - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Book Description

The only serial crimes book to investigate the use of behavioral analysis with criminal profiling!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (November 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0120885123
• ISBN-13: 978-0120885121
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #571,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Serial Crime Review, March 10, 2010

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This review is from: Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling (Hardcover)

I purchased Serial Crime as a companion to my Criminal Profiling textbook. Serial Crime was perfect because the book reiterated some of the same topics that I was already studying while touching on other facets of criminal behavior. Serial Crime was written in plain terms which made it easy to comprehend, interesting, and highly informative. A must read for anyone intrigued with human behavior.