Profiling
Subtitle: the psychology of catching killers
By: David Owen
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Richmond Hill, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781554077250
Subjects: Enquêtes criminelles; Meurtriers; Psychology; Psychologie; Murderers; Profilage criminel; Prediction of Criminal behavior; Criminal investigation
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-279) and index.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning; title: How profiling works; title: One step at a time; title: At the crime scene; title: Organized or disorganized?; title: Commuters or marauders?; title: Power, anger, and retaliation; title: Finding the signature; title: Suffer the little children; title: Getting it in writing; title: Questions and answers; title: What profiling can do.