Profiling Violent Crimes
An Investigative Tool
3rd Edition
Published on 7. May 2002
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-7619-2593-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Third Edition is a thorough revision, as is appropriate in such a fast-moving field. New chapters cover criminal behavior theories and psychological profiling; autoerotic deaths; occult crimes; plus two new chapters detailing two infamous unsolved crimes: Jack the Ripper and the Jon Benet Ramsay case. The authors continuing research and activities in the field result in new case studies for the book, often as boxed inserts.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-2593-4 (9780761925934)
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Persons
Ronald M. Holmes is Coroner, in the Jefferson County Coroner's office and Professor Emeritus of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He is the author of several books, among them Profiling Violent Crimes, Sex Crimes, and Serial Murder. He is also the author of more than 50 articles appearing in scholarly publications. He is Vice President of the National Center for the Study of Unresolved Homicides and has completed more than 500 psychological profiles for police departments across the United States. He received his doctorate from Indiana University.
is Coroner, in the Jefferson County Coroner's office and Professor Emeritus of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He is the author of several books, among them and He is also the author of more than 50 articles appearing in scholarly publications. He is Vice President of the National Center for the Study of Unresolved Homicides and has completed more than 500 psychological profiles for police departments across the United States. He received his doctorate from Indiana University. Stephen T. Holmes is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida. Prior to this position, he was a social science analyst for the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C. He has authored 6 books and more than 15 articles dealing with policing, drug testing, probation and parole issues, and violent crime. He received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati.
is Coroner, in the Jefferson County Coroner's office and Professor Emeritus of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He is the author of several books, among them and He is also the author of more than 50 articles appearing in scholarly publications. He is Vice President of the National Center for the Study of Unresolved Homicides and has completed more than 500 psychological profiles for police departments across the United States. He received his doctorate from Indiana University. Stephen T. Holmes is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida. Prior to this position, he was a social science analyst for the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C. He has authored 6 books and more than 15 articles dealing with policing, drug testing, probation and parole issues, and violent crime. He received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati.
Content
Preface and Acknowledgements
1. Psychological Profiling: An Introduction
Introduction
Inductive vs. Deductive Profiling
Goals in Profiling
Profiling: An Art, Not a Science
Conclusion
2. Profiling in Fantasy and Fact
Sherlock Holmes: The Master Detective
Will Graham and Red Dragon
Clarice Starling and The Silence of the Lambs
Zoe Koehler: A Female Serial Murderer
Dr. Laszlo Kreizler: The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness
Other Works of Fiction and Psychological Profiling
Profiling in Fact
Profile of a Rape Case
An Actual Profile: Mrs. Charlene L. Miller
Conclusion
3. The Rationale for Psychological Profiling
Personality and Crime
New Ways of Viewing the Personality
Assumptions of the Profiling Process
Conclusion
4. Criminal Theories and Psychological Profiling
Theories of Crime and Criminality
Individual Theories of Crime
Social and Ecological Theories of Crime
Combining the Disciplines
Key Terms
5. Analyzing the Crime Scene
Beyond the Physical Evidence
Psychological Profiling Typology
Crime Scene Differences
Conclusion
6. ARSON AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILING
What Is Arson?
Statistics on Arson
A View of the Firesetter
Typologies of Firesetters
The Pyromaniac's Firesetting Experience
Types of Arsonists
Organized Versus Disorganized Personality
Conclusion
7. Profiling Serial Murderers
Typology of Serial Murderers
Spatial Mobility of Serial Killers
Serial Murderers: General Characteristics
Profiling a Serial Murder Case
Conclusion
8. Psychological Profiling and Rape
Definitions of Rape
Statistics on Rape
Selected Characteristics of Rapists
Typology of Rapists
Conclusion
9. Pedophilia and Psychological Profiling
Child Molester or Pedophile
Types of Pedophiles
Profiling Child Molester Types
Conclusion
10. Autoeroticism
What Is Autoerotic Sex Behavior?
Traits and Characteristics of Autoerotic Practioners
Autoerotic Scene Indicators
Evidence of Past Autoerotic Behaviors
Conclusion
11. Profiling Satanic and Cult-Related Murders
Roots of Satanism
Satanism in the United States
The Satanic Bible
Types of Personal Involvement in Satanism
General Beliefs in Satanism
Satanic Masses
Satanic Ceremonies
Crime Scene Elements
Conclusion
12. Geography, Profiling, and Predatory Criminals
The Role of Geography
The Nature of Geographic Profiling
Computerized Geopgraphical Analyses
Conclusion
13. Jack the Ripper: A Case for Psychological Profiling
Victim: Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols
Victim: Annie Chapman
Victim: Elizabeth Stride
Victim: Catharine Eddowes
Victim: Mary Kelly
Who Was Jack the Ripper?
Conclusion
14. JonBenet Ramsey: The Murder of a Beauty Queen
The Principal Players in the Ramsey Murder Case
The Morning of the Murder, December 26, 1996
Aftermath of the Investigation
The Autopsy Report
Conclusion
15. The Victim in Psychological Profiling
Elements in the Victim Profiling Process
Conclusion
16. Profiling and the Future
Additional Uses for Profiling
Education and Training for Profiling
Computerized Monitoring
Computerized Profiling
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Authors
1. Psychological Profiling: An Introduction
Introduction
Inductive vs. Deductive Profiling
Goals in Profiling
Profiling: An Art, Not a Science
Conclusion
2. Profiling in Fantasy and Fact
Sherlock Holmes: The Master Detective
Will Graham and Red Dragon
Clarice Starling and The Silence of the Lambs
Zoe Koehler: A Female Serial Murderer
Dr. Laszlo Kreizler: The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness
Other Works of Fiction and Psychological Profiling
Profiling in Fact
Profile of a Rape Case
An Actual Profile: Mrs. Charlene L. Miller
Conclusion
3. The Rationale for Psychological Profiling
Personality and Crime
New Ways of Viewing the Personality
Assumptions of the Profiling Process
Conclusion
4. Criminal Theories and Psychological Profiling
Theories of Crime and Criminality
Individual Theories of Crime
Social and Ecological Theories of Crime
Combining the Disciplines
Key Terms
5. Analyzing the Crime Scene
Beyond the Physical Evidence
Psychological Profiling Typology
Crime Scene Differences
Conclusion
6. ARSON AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILING
What Is Arson?
Statistics on Arson
A View of the Firesetter
Typologies of Firesetters
The Pyromaniac's Firesetting Experience
Types of Arsonists
Organized Versus Disorganized Personality
Conclusion
7. Profiling Serial Murderers
Typology of Serial Murderers
Spatial Mobility of Serial Killers
Serial Murderers: General Characteristics
Profiling a Serial Murder Case
Conclusion
8. Psychological Profiling and Rape
Definitions of Rape
Statistics on Rape
Selected Characteristics of Rapists
Typology of Rapists
Conclusion
9. Pedophilia and Psychological Profiling
Child Molester or Pedophile
Types of Pedophiles
Profiling Child Molester Types
Conclusion
10. Autoeroticism
What Is Autoerotic Sex Behavior?
Traits and Characteristics of Autoerotic Practioners
Autoerotic Scene Indicators
Evidence of Past Autoerotic Behaviors
Conclusion
11. Profiling Satanic and Cult-Related Murders
Roots of Satanism
Satanism in the United States
The Satanic Bible
Types of Personal Involvement in Satanism
General Beliefs in Satanism
Satanic Masses
Satanic Ceremonies
Crime Scene Elements
Conclusion
12. Geography, Profiling, and Predatory Criminals
The Role of Geography
The Nature of Geographic Profiling
Computerized Geopgraphical Analyses
Conclusion
13. Jack the Ripper: A Case for Psychological Profiling
Victim: Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols
Victim: Annie Chapman
Victim: Elizabeth Stride
Victim: Catharine Eddowes
Victim: Mary Kelly
Who Was Jack the Ripper?
Conclusion
14. JonBenet Ramsey: The Murder of a Beauty Queen
The Principal Players in the Ramsey Murder Case
The Morning of the Murder, December 26, 1996
Aftermath of the Investigation
The Autopsy Report
Conclusion
15. The Victim in Psychological Profiling
Elements in the Victim Profiling Process
Conclusion
16. Profiling and the Future
Additional Uses for Profiling
Education and Training for Profiling
Computerized Monitoring
Computerized Profiling
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Authors