Criminal profiling
Subtitle: developing an effective science and practice
By: Scotia J. Hicks and Bruce D. Sales.
Contributors: Sales, Bruce Dennis.
Series: Law and public policy
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Criminal investigation -- Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The roots of modern profiling; title: Profiling today; title: Current non-scientific models of profiling; title: Problems with non-scientific profiling models; title: The current model of scientific profiling; title: Problems with the scientific model of profiling; title: The future of profiling; title: From goals to theory; title: Crime scene evidence; title: Offender characteristics : the constructs of motives, personality and behavior; title: Motive and behavior; title: Personality and behavior; title: A scientific model of profiling; title: Testing a scientific model of profiling; title: Conclusion: recommendations for practice.