Serial Offenders: Theory and Practice
Identifying crimes and classifying them as serial murders is the first step towards determining who the offender is and what his or her motives and actions were. Serial Offenders: Theory and Practice explores the act of criminal profiling and the effective methods of case analysis and linkage. Intriguing case studies are used to thoroughly examine the behavioral aspects of serial homicide and the investigative issues that criminal justice professionals face. Readers will learn how to build hypotheses, construct timelines, and develop suspect lists. Successful interview and interrogation skills and methods are also covered.
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Contents
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Chapter 1 Why Study Serial Crime?
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1 |
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Chapter 2 Normalcy of the Sadistic Serial Killer
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17 |
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Chapter 3 Serial Rape
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27 |
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An Overview
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49 |
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A Behavioral Perspective
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71 |
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Persons Processes and Palliatives
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89 |
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Chapter 7 Serial Arson
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123 |
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Murder for Human Body Parts
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145 |
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Chapter 10 The Use of a Linkage Analysisas an Investigative Tool and Evidential Material in Serial Offenses
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187 |
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Toward a Quantification of Serial Murder Victimization in the United States
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217 |
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Task Force Structuring and Organization
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239 |
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Chapter 13 Conclusion
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255 |
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Appendix A Estimates Related to Prevalence of Serial Stalking
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Common terms and phrases
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