Profiling Violent Crimes: An Investigative Tool - Softcover

Holmes, Ronald M.; Holmes, Stephen T.

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9780803972391: Profiling Violent Crimes: An Investigative Tool

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803972393 ISBN 13: 9780803972391

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1996

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The second edition of Profiling Violent Crimes combines social and behavioural theory with practical criminology research to acquaint professionals and students with the general principles of profiling. New to this edition are chapters on the use of computers in profiling geoforensic information, paedophilia and arson.

The authors provide a practical approach to assessing violent crimes and outlines crime scene elements which offer insight not only to the type of crime involved but also to the person who may have been involved in the commission of such a crime. They argue that profiling should be used as `yet another forensic tool to compliment a thorough investigation′.

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About the Author:

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.

Review:

"Excellent book, I have used this for my Criminal Behavior course for a number of years. Very authoritative."--Harry Cramer (03/19/2009)

-Excellent book, I have used this for my Criminal Behavior course for a number of years. Very authoritative.---Harry Cramer (03/19/2009)

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