Profiling : the psychology of catching killers / David Owen.

By: Owen, DavidMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, c2010Description: 288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN: 9781554077250; 1554077257Subject(s): Criminal behavior, Prediction of | Criminal investigation | Murderers -- Psychology | Profilage criminel | Enquêtes criminelles | Meurtriers -- PsychologieDDC classification: 363.25 LOC classification: HV8073.5 | .O94 2010Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
In the beginning -- How profiling works -- One step at a time -- At the crime scene -- Organized or disorganized? -- Commuters or marauders? -- Power, anger, and retaliation -- Finding the signature -- Suffer the little children -- Getting it in writing -- Questions and answers -- What profiling can do.
Summary: An exploration of criminal profiling that discusses its history, FBI crime scene analysis procedures, the development of a profile, crime signatures and rituals, and other related topics and offers details on more than fifty true crime cases.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-279) and index.

In the beginning -- How profiling works -- One step at a time -- At the crime scene -- Organized or disorganized? -- Commuters or marauders? -- Power, anger, and retaliation -- Finding the signature -- Suffer the little children -- Getting it in writing -- Questions and answers -- What profiling can do.

An exploration of criminal profiling that discusses its history, FBI crime scene analysis procedures, the development of a profile, crime signatures and rituals, and other related topics and offers details on more than fifty true crime cases.

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