| Description |
xxiii, 347 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Serial Murder -- 3. Serial Rape and Arson -- 4. Forensic Behavioural Science -- 5. Criminal Profiling -- 6. Behavioural Geography -- 7. Geography of Crime -- 8. Target and Hunt -- 9. Predator Patterns -- 10. Geographic Profiling -- 11. Investigative Applications -- 12. Conclusion -- App. A. Serial Murder Data Set -- App. B. Data Coding Forms |
| Summary |
"Geographic Profiling introduces and explains this cutting-edge investigative methodology in-depth. Used to analyze the locations of a connected series of crimes to determine the most likely area of offender residence, geographic profiling allows investigators and law enforcement officers to more effectively manage information and focus their investigations."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
This book introduces and explains this cutting-edge investigative methodology. Used to analyse the locations of a connected series of crimes to determine the most likely area of offender residence, geographic profiling allows investigators and law enforcement officers to more effectively manage information and focus their investigations |
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Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Serial murder -- 3. Serial rape and arson -- 4. Forensic behavioural science -- 5. Criminal profiling -- 6. Behavioural geography -- 7. Geography of crime -- 8. Target and hunt -- 9. Predator patterns -- 10. Geographic profiling -- 11. Investigative applications -- 12. Conclusion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-334) and index |
| Subject |
Criminal psychology.
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Environmental psychology.
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Criminal behavior, Prediction of.
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Behavioral assessment.
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Applied human geography.
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Crime analysis.
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| LC no. |
99051414 |
| ISBN |
0849381290 |
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