The Fourth Edition of this best-selling text provides students with the most up-to-date information on the increasingly popular field of psychological profiling. Well-known authors Ronald M. Holmes and Stephen T. Holmes build upon their continued research and involvement in field investigation as a source of relevant and often high-profile case studies to illustrate theory and application of the methods discussed. The text is particularly readable and engaging, making frequent use of illustrative tables and figures and presenting occasional photos.
Preface
Chapter 1.Psychological Profiling: An Introduction
Chapter 2.Profiling in Fantasy and Fact
Chapter 3.The Rationale for Psychological Profiling
Chapter 4.Criminal Theories and Psychological Profiling
Chapter 5.The Analysis of the Crime Scene
Chapter 6.Arson and Psychological Profiling
Chapter 7.Profiling Serial Murderers
Chapter 8.Psychological Profiling and Rape
Chapter 9.Pedophilia and Psychological Profiling
Chapter 10.Autoerotic Asphyxiation
Chapter 11.Profiling Satanic and Cult-Related Murders
Chapter 12.Geography, Profiling, and Predatory Criminals
Chapter 13.Jack the Ripper: A Case for Psychological Profiling
Chapter 14.Lizzie Borden
Chapter 15.The Victim in Criminal Profiling
Chapter 16.The Future of Criminal Profiling
Credits
Index
About the Authors