The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations
Subtitle: The Grisly Business Unit
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: August 20, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780124042605
Subjects: Behavioural theory (Behaviourism); Causes & prevention of crime; Criminal investigation & detection; Criminal or forensic psychology; Psychological aspects; Forensic psychology; Serial murderers; Psychology; Serial murder investigation; Criminology; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; Psychopathology - General; Psychology & Psychiatry / Occupational & Industrial Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Industrial & Organizational Psychology
First sentence: How investigators survive the psychological rigors of investigating serial murder cases depends on the three main factors of recognition, acknowledgment, and control: (1) a quick and valid interpretation that one murder is related to another, (2) a reliable admission to others that a serial killer is in operation, and (3) a strategy that properly commands, staffs, and funds the investigative effort.