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Applied Crime Analysis
Wayne Petherick
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Description for Applied Crime Analysis
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 632.
Most approaches to crime analysis focus on geographical crime mapping, which is helpful in identifying crime clusters and allocating police resources, but does not explain why a particular crime took place. Applied Crime Analysis presents a model that brings statistical anchoring, behavioral psychopathology, and victimology from the social sciences together with physical and crime scene evidence to provide a complete picture of crime. This hands-on guide takes theoretical principles and demonstrates how they can be put into practice using real case examples. In addition to covering key topics such as staged crime scenes, false reports, and criminal motivations, the book’s ... Read more
Most approaches to crime analysis focus on geographical crime mapping, which is helpful in identifying crime clusters and allocating police resources, but does not explain why a particular crime took place. Applied Crime Analysis presents a model that brings statistical anchoring, behavioral psychopathology, and victimology from the social sciences together with physical and crime scene evidence to provide a complete picture of crime. This hands-on guide takes theoretical principles and demonstrates how they can be put into practice using real case examples. In addition to covering key topics such as staged crime scenes, false reports, and criminal motivations, the book’s ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780323294607
SKU
V9780323294607
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About Wayne Petherick
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Applied Crime Analysis
"This hands-on guide takes theoretical principles and demonstrates how they can be put into practice using real case examples. In addition to covering key topics such as staged crime scenes, false reports, and criminal motivations, the book includes a final chapter on report writing."
EvidenceMagazine.com, Sep-Oct 2014
EvidenceMagazine.com, Sep-Oct 2014