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Offender Profiling
Janet L Jackson
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Description for Offender Profiling
Paperback. This book places offender profiling within a more realistic, balanced context. Initial chapters introduce a theoretical, empirical basis for the approach, and are followed by chapters illustrating the pros and cons of its use in an applied, operational setting. Editor(s): Jackson, Janet L.; Barkley, Elizabeth F.; Bekerian, Debra A. Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF; JKVQ; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Most incidents of violent crime occur between people who know each other, but in other cases (fortunately much less frequent) there are no obvious ties between the victim and the criminal, and these cases cause a great deal of social fear and uncertainty. They also result in large-scale, costly investigations and, increasingly, police are collaborating with other professionals in a process of offender profiling which might help their investigation. This book is a substantial, unique and critical account of the scope and practice of offender profiling, and its limitations. Professionals worldwide, from psychiatry, psychology, criminology and policing, have contributed accounts ... Read more
Most incidents of violent crime occur between people who know each other, but in other cases (fortunately much less frequent) there are no obvious ties between the victim and the criminal, and these cases cause a great deal of social fear and uncertainty. They also result in large-scale, costly investigations and, increasingly, police are collaborating with other professionals in a process of offender profiling which might help their investigation. This book is a substantial, unique and critical account of the scope and practice of offender profiling, and its limitations. Professionals worldwide, from psychiatry, psychology, criminology and policing, have contributed accounts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471975656
SKU
V9780471975656
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About Janet L Jackson
Janet L. Jackson and Debra A. Bekerian are the authors of Offender Profiling: Theory, Research and Practice , published by Wiley.
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