Profiling in Policy and Practice

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ID19928038
AuthorsDavid Canter (0000-0003-0899-8250), Laurence Alison (0000-0003-2459-0976)
Year2018
Pages280
Publication date2018-10-26
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueProfiling in Policy and Practice (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315245942
OpenAlexW637083884
ISBN9781315245942
Open LibraryOL29417717M
LanguageEN
Citations received8

'Profilers' and 'Profiling' are now widely discussed, often with almost mythical respect. This is the first volume to cut through the confusions and misunderstandings surrounding this topic to report on detailed, original, scientific research that examines the variations in criminal behaviour from which any 'profile' must be derived. The studies included examine both early approaches to the field and the future problems and potential for an Investigative Psychology approach of offender profiling. This book will be of great value to all those who have been waiting for a scientific, psychological basis to police investigations. It will be read with interest by those who want to get behind the rhetoric and controversy that surrounds 'offender profiling' and require an up to date account of current research and recent discoveries

Political science · Profiling (computer programming) · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Crime prevention · Criminology

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