Profiling and Serial Crime by Wayne Petherick
Illustrates the promise, purposes, and pitfalls of behavioral profiling in the investigation of serial crime. This edition reflects the research in criminal profiling and serial crime. It provides a theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the motivation and dynamics in a range of serial offenses.
"The third edition…illustrates the promise, purposes and pitfalls of behavioral profiling in the investigation of serial crime, and provides a theoretical and practical foundation for students…This edition has been thoroughly revised throughout to reflect the latest research in criminal profiling and serial crimeSpecific updates include six all-new chapters including serial harassment and cyber-bullying and the motivations of victim and offender…" --The Journal, Fall/Winter 2013 "The first part of this textbook on serial crime and behavioral profiling treats the history, theory, underlying assumptions, and methods of behavioral profiling, paying attention to controversies over the accuracy of behavioral profiling. Part 2 gathers chapters devoted to various types of serial crime, such as stalking, murder, and arson…this third edition contains five new chapters on harassment, bullying, staging, case linkage, and motivation." --Reference and Research Book News, December 2013
Wayne Petherick is Associate Professor of Criminology at Bond University in Australia. Wayne’s areas of interest include forensic criminology, forensic victimology, criminal motivations, criminal profiling, and applied crime analysis. He has worked on risk and threat cases, a mass homicide, stalking, rape, and a variety of civil suits involving premises liability and crime prevention. He has presented to audiences in Australia and abroad, and has published in a variety of areas including social science and legal works in the areas of criminal profiling, expert evidence, stalking, serial crimes, criminal motivations, and victimology. Wayne is co-editor of Forensic Criminology, and editor of Profiling and Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues, now in its third edition.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781455731749 |
| ISBN 10 | 1455731749 |
| Title | Profiling and Serial Crime |
| Author | Wayne Petherick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Year published | 2013-03-08 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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