Offender Profiling Series, Vol. 2: Profiling in Policy and Practice (Volume 2)

Canter, D. & Alison, L. (eds)

ISBN 10: 1840147822 / ISBN 13: 9781840147827

Edité par Ashgate Publishing Limited, 1999

A propos de cet article

Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9781840147827.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9941546

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Offender Profiling Series, Vol. 2: Profiling in Policy and Practice (Volume 2)
• Éditeur: Ashgate Publishing Limited
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1840147822
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781840147827
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: Fair
• Poids: 550 grammes
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Criminology

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Synopsis

Analyzing the system of offender profiling, this book takes into consideration the quality and validity of the information on which police base their decisions, assessing the possibilities for detecting deception. The consistencies of a criminal's behaviour are also studied, with a look at the differences between one offender and another. Other questions asked include what form such groups take and the influence they have on trhe criminal's actions, the role of leaders in crimes or the socio-cultural processes of which they are a part. There are also imortant issues about the implications and use of any answers that may emerge from scientific studies of crimes and their investigation.

Présentation de l'éditeur

'Profilers' and 'Profiling' are now widely discussed, often with almost mythical respect. This is the first volume to cut through the confusions and misunderstandings surrounding this topic to report on detailed, original, scientific research that examines the variations in criminal behaviour from which any 'profile' must be derived. The studies included examine both early approaches to the field and the future problems and potential for an Investigative Psychology approach of offender profiling. This book will be of great value to all those who have been waiting for a scientific, psychological basis to police investigations. It will be read with interest by those who want to get behind the rhetoric and controversy that surrounds 'offender profiling' and require an up to date account of current research and recent discoveries.