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- Combines vast empirical research with the author's personal experiences
- Draws together for the time the characteristics of the CAP approach to profiling violent crimes
- Describes for the experienced and lay person how to use the various CAP models to profile a particular crime without necessarily needing to comprehend how each model was originally built
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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New Techniques and Applications
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Front Matter
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Legal and Policy Considerations for Criminal Profiling
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Critiques and Conceptual Dimensions to Criminal Profiling
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About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Criminal Profiling: International Theory, Research and Practice, is a compilation of scholarly works by some 30 contributors from around the globe. … The book contains a mix of both interesting and insightful chapters … . this book may be of interest to those looking for international grounding or to academics looking for avenues for future research. Richard Kocsis should be commended on his continued efforts to lend scientific rigour to a field that is often a difficult research subject." (Melissa Martineau, Canadian Society of Forensic Science, May, 2008)
"Richard Kocsis presents us with a balanced, thoughtful, and insightful collection of papers dealing with the state of the art in criminal profiling at this point in time, along with suggestions about where future research needs to go. … In summary, this is a very intriguing and thoughtful book that has some excellent and very thought-provoking chapters. … this book is an excellent contribution to what is often a very misrepresented field." (David L. Shapiro, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 53 (15), 2008)
"This book describes criminal profiling from the perspective of authors from many different countries. … The book is intended as a reference for forensic scientists, consultant forensic psychologists, and students. … deals with a broad spectrum of issues in the field of criminal profiling from an international perspective. It is full of research that links theory to practice. … is really for serious students of criminology. … enhanced by the contributions of authors from many different countries, providing cross-cultural comparisons." (Gary B Kaniuk, Doody’s Review Service, November, 2007)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Criminal Profiling
Book Subtitle: International Theory, Research, and Practice
Editors: Richard N. Kocsis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-146-2
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-684-9Published: 06 July 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-717-4Published: 05 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-60327-146-2Published: 30 June 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 418
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Forensic Medicine