Criminal profiling

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簡介(Book Description from Google)：
Now in its third edition, Criminal Profiling is established as an industry standard text. It moves evidence-based criminal profiling into a full embrace of the scientific method with respect to examining and interpreting behavioral evidence. If focuses on criminal profiling as an investigative and forensic process, helping to solve crime through an honest understanding of the nature and behavior of the most violent criminals. Throughout the text, the author outlines specific principles and practice standards for Behavioral Evidence Analysis, focusing on the application of theory and method to real cases. Criminal Profiling, Third Edition, is an ideal companion for students and professionals alike, including investigators, forensic scientists, criminologists, mental health professionals, and attorneys. With contributing authors representing law enforcement, academic, mental health, and forensic science communities, it offers a balanced perspective not found in other books on this subject. Readers will use it as a comprehensive reference text, a handbook for evaluating physical evidence, a tool to bring new perspectives to cold cases, and as an aid in preparing for criminal trials. * Best-selling author Brent Turvey defines the deductive profiling method, which focuses on examining the nature and behavior of criminals in order to solve crimes * Contributing authors represent law enforcement, academic, mental health, and forensic science communities for a balanced perspective * Completely revised with 35% new material including updates on the latest advances in evidence-based profiling New to this edition * New cases in every chapter * New chapters in logic and reasoning * New chapter reviewing non-evidence based profiling methods * New chapter on mass homicide * New chapter on terrorist profiling and interviewing

Customer Reviews from Amazon:

Great - but must WARN you...
just received this book yesterday and I've been thumbing through pages and really enjoying the information and things I've found. However, when I was reading reviews here before it was purchased, I never found anyone warning about the content. I've read lots of John Douglas books, but he's never actually put photos in his books that people would call disturbing. This book, on the other hand, has some SERIOUSLY disturbing pictures in it. If you think you really want to go into the field of criminal profiling and that you're really ready to see these pictures, then fine - get it. But I can guarantee you that if you're still not sure about this career, I would recommend buying a much tamer book on profiling. This book is for those who are seriously considering doing this, or for those who really are on the road to having careers in this area. The pictures really took me by surprise, and coincidentally gave me a very restless night. I wasn't prepared for such images! So just a warning: It's a great and very insightful book, but if you have a weak stomach, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT get this book. If you really think you can handle the content, it is a wonderful book that will teach you lots.

Great Book
Having been a Corrections and Police Officer and a student in offender profiling and forensic science this is a great book. If you are a lay person and looking for an "instruction manual" on criminal profiling this is NOT the book for you. Turvey provides a very critical, yet well suported review of the state of criminal profiling as it exists today. He offers a fresh insight into the field. If you are a professional investigator or law enforcement or corrections profesional and want to seriously study criminal profiling then I highly suggest you purchase this text and take his courses.

Criminal Profiling
This book was excellent as it started out with the history of Profiling and then took the reader through the process in a chronological methodology to ensure an understanding of the subject.

書名 Criminal profiling
著者 Brent E. Turvey
索書號 HV8073.5/T967c/2008
出版者 Academic Press/Elsevier
ISBN 9780123741004 (hbk.)
出版年 2008
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