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Author:   Richard N. Kocsis
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2006 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.623kg
ISBN:  

9781588296399

ISBN 10:   1588296393
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   29 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

What Is Criminal Profiling? Smoke and Mirrors: The Illusions of Accuracy in Criminal Profiles Rhetoric vs Reality: Investigating the Skills and Accuracy of Criminal Profiling The Components and Processes of Criminal Profiling Defining Serial Violent Crime Operational Interpretation of the CAP Models Criminal Profiling of Serial Rape Offenses Criminal Profiling of Sexual Murder Offenses Criminal Profiling of Serial Arson Offenses Offense Location Patterns: Geographic Profiles Procedural Considerations and Format Guidelines Epilogue: Fighting Fire With Fire Appendix A: Understanding Descriptive and Inferential Statistics: A Beginner's Guide Appendices B-G: Variable and Coding Tables Index

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This book contains an extremely valuable compendium of knowledge about offender profiling. -International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

From the reviews: This book contains an extremely valuable compendium of knowledge about offender profiling. -International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology The book is divided into eleven chapters and contains an epilogue and several appendices. ... Criminal Profiling: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive presentation of the research, theorizing, and productivity of Richard N. Kocsis, PhD. He is on fire with profiling, and the reader can feel his passion and dedication within the pages of this book. He offers strong opinions and a prolific body of research to back up his ideas. The serious student and/or practitioner of profiling should avail himself of this book. (James S. Herndon, Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, Vol. 22, 2007)

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