Offender Profiling and Criminal Investigation

This book aims to demonstrate how forensic psychology contributes to police investigations, providing practical information about the work of psychologists and behavioural advisers, set within a broader theoretical context. The chapters provide valuable insights into particular case details, the ethical and legal consequences of advice, coverage of the relevant theoretical context, explanations for conclusions drawn, practical difficulties in preparing reports, potential pitfalls, and how cases are resolved. For students and practitioners in forensic psychology, as well as police practitioners more generally, and criminology and criminal justice students.