Criminal & behavioral profiling /
Bartol, Curt R., 1940-
Criminal & behavioral profiling / Criminal and behavioral profiling Curt R. Bartol, Anne M. Bartol. - xv, 346 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-320) and index.
Introduction -- Crime scene profiling -- Scientific approaches to crime scene profiling -- Geographic profiling and mapping -- Profiling applied to specific crimes -- Psychological profiling : a focus on threat and risk assessment -- Suspect-based profiling -- Reconstructive psychological evaluation : the psychological autopsy -- Profiling in court.
"'Criminal & Behavioral Profiling, ' written by well-established authors Curt and Anne Bartol, presents a realistic and empirically based look at the theory, research, and practice of modern criminal profiling, or, as it's more professionally termed, behavioral analysis or behavioral investigative analysis. Designed for use in a variety of criminal justice and psychology courses, the book delves into the process of identifying distinctive behavioral tendencies, geographical locations, demographic, and biographical descriptors of offenders, and personality traits, based on characteristics of the crime. Timely literature and case studies from the rapidly growing international research in criminal profiling help students understand the best practices, major pitfalls, and psychological concepts that are key to this process."--Back cover.
9781412983082
Criminal behavior, Prediction of.
Criminal profilers.
364.3 / B292
Criminal & behavioral profiling / Criminal and behavioral profiling Curt R. Bartol, Anne M. Bartol. - xv, 346 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-320) and index.
Introduction -- Crime scene profiling -- Scientific approaches to crime scene profiling -- Geographic profiling and mapping -- Profiling applied to specific crimes -- Psychological profiling : a focus on threat and risk assessment -- Suspect-based profiling -- Reconstructive psychological evaluation : the psychological autopsy -- Profiling in court.
"'Criminal & Behavioral Profiling, ' written by well-established authors Curt and Anne Bartol, presents a realistic and empirically based look at the theory, research, and practice of modern criminal profiling, or, as it's more professionally termed, behavioral analysis or behavioral investigative analysis. Designed for use in a variety of criminal justice and psychology courses, the book delves into the process of identifying distinctive behavioral tendencies, geographical locations, demographic, and biographical descriptors of offenders, and personality traits, based on characteristics of the crime. Timely literature and case studies from the rapidly growing international research in criminal profiling help students understand the best practices, major pitfalls, and psychological concepts that are key to this process."--Back cover.
9781412983082
Criminal behavior, Prediction of.
Criminal profilers.
364.3 / B292