Geographical Offender Profiling: Theory and Practice

‘Crime Hot-Spots’ and ‘Repeat Victimisation’ are eye-catching subjects in the wider study of where, and to a lesser extent when, individual criminals choose to commit their crimes. This field of work is now commonly referred to as ‘geographical profiling’ and throws light on the psychology of criminality, as well as offering various forms of support to many aspects of police investigations and the management of crime. This book brings together the disparate research and varied opinions that are relevant to an understanding of criminal spatial activity. Subjects covered include a review of:    the historical development of geographical profiling,   the concepts and theories that are fundamental to all considerations of human spatial behaviour,   the sources of spatial and geographic information on which researchers and police investigators can draw for GOP,   how the principles of GOP can be applied in practice,   how development and change manifests itself in spatial behaviour and how this impacts on GOP,   the computer-based tools available for GOP,   recent developments in theory and practice.   This book provides a perfect introduction to geographical profiling for graduate students taking courses in forensic and investigative psychology, criminal investigation and police and crime science.

Politics & Social Sciences

Canter, David

Youngs, Donna

Social Sciences

Routledge

Investigative Psychology: Offender Profiling and the Analysis of Criminal Action

<i>Investigative Psychology</i> is the first academic text for this new strand of psychological science. Throughout, the book is structured according to the operational challenges the research informs. Topics include questions about suspects, linking offences to a common offender, locating an offenders likely home base, and predicting where and when the next offence will be committed. It also provides a comprehensive commentary on the processes central to the effective investigation and successful prosecution of crime.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Principles of Geographical Offender Profiling (Psychology, Crime and Law)

Geographical Offender Profiling (GOP) is the term that has emerged for the examination of where offences take place and the use of that examination to formulate views on the nature of the offender and where s/he might be based. As such, it has become the cornerstone of 'offender profiling'. By its nature, GOP bridges psychology, geography, criminology and forensic science and is of academic interest to all those disciplines as well as practical significance to police investigators. This book brings together a cross-section of the major papers published in the field that lay out the concepts and foundations of this area - including some widely quoted but difficult to obtain 'classic' papers - with an introduction that puts the papers into an overall context and a concluding extensive bibliography of the publications relevant to this rapidly growing area.

The Investigative Psychology of Serial Killing (Psychology, Crime and Law)

Serial killing drove the initial fascination with 'profiling' and was the focus of the earliest 'offender profiling' works. In more recent years this 'offender profiling' task has become set within and defined by, the more scientifically rigorous frameworks of Investigative Psychology, which has identified the theoretical and conceptual challenges that are inherent to the profiling process. Central to these for serial killings are questions about the particular styles of serial killing behaviour and how these relate to distinct sets of offender characteristics. The papers collected in this book are organised around the core Actions-Characteristics framework, moving from the general to the specific. Thus the first section explores the range and diversity of serial killing behaviours (the Actions) - starting with an exploration of the various manifestations of serial killing, before moving to a more detailed consideration of the different psychological styles for committing this crime. The second section focuses on the offenders, examing the individuals who become serial killers, and then examines the different patterns of offending behaviour, as well as the psychological processes that underlie these relationships.

Applications of Geographical Offender Profiling (Psychology, Crime and Law)

<p>Many law enforcement agencies are now analyzing where a crime is committed, to develop predictions on the offender, their location and other factors that could help with the investigation. Known as Geographical Offender Profiling (GOP), this approach relies on a combination of principles and methodologies drawn from many different disciplines, including psychology, geography, criminology and forensic science. This book brings together a cross-section of the major papers published in the field of GOP to explain the scope and application of GOP in different criminal contexts. For the first time some widely quoted but difficult to obtain 'classic' papers have been published together with an introduction that provides an up-to-the-minute context and an extensive bibliography of the most relevant publications in this burgeoning area of study.</p>

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Geographical Offender Profiling: Theory and Practice

Geographical Offender Profiling: Theory and Practice

Investigative Psychology: Offender Profiling and the Analysis of Criminal Action

Principles of Geographical Offender Profiling (Psychology, Crime and Law)

The Investigative Psychology of Serial Killing (Psychology, Crime and Law)

The Investigative Psychology of Serial Killing (Psychology, Crime and Law)

Applications of Geographical Offender Profiling (Psychology, Crime and Law)

Applications of Geographical Offender Profiling (Psychology, Crime and Law)