Profiling violent crimes : an investigative tool
by
Holmes, Ronald M.
Title
:
Profiling violent crimes : an investigative tool
Author
:
Holmes, Ronald M.
ISBN
:
9781412959988
9781412959971
Personal Author
:
Holmes, Ronald M.
Edition
:
4th ed.
Publication Information
:
Los Angeles : Sage, c2009.
Physical Description
:
xix, 319 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
General Note
:
Previous ed.: 2002.
Contents
:
Ch. 1. Psychological Profiling: An Introduction -- Ch. 2. Profiling in Fantasy and Fact -- Ch. 3. The Rationale for Psychological Profiling -- Ch. 4. Criminal Theories and Psychological Profiling -- Ch. 5. The Analysis of the Crime Scene -- Ch. 6. Arson and Psychological Profiling -- Ch. 7. Profiling Serial Murderers -- Ch. 8. Psychological Profiling and Rape -- Ch. 9. Pedophilia and Psychological Profiling -- Ch. 10. Autoerotic Asphyxiation -- Ch. 11. Profiling Satanic and Cult-Related Murders -- Ch. 12. Geography, Profiling, and Predatory Criminals -- Ch. 13. Jack the Ripper: A Case for Psychological Profiling -- Ch. 14. Lizzie Borden -- Ch. 15. The Victim in Criminal Profiling -- Ch. 16. The Future of Criminal Profiling.
Abstract
:
"The Fourth Edition of this text provides students with the most up-to-date information on the increasingly popular field of psychological profiling. Ronald M. Holmes and Stephen T. Holmes build upon their continued research and involvement in field investigation as a source of relevant and often high-profile case studies to illustrate theory and application of the methods discussed. The text is particularly readable and engaging, making frequent use of illustrative tables and figures and presenting occasional photos."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Criminal investigation -- Psychological aspects.
Criminal behavior -- Research -- Methodology.
Criminal methods -- Research -- Methodology -- Case studies.
Added Author
:
Holmes, Stephen T.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025470903 | 364.3 H752P 2009 | 1 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025472156 | 364.3 H752P 2009 | 2 |