Profiling Violent Crimes
An Investigative Tool
Fourth Edition
Ronald M. Holmes
- University of Louisville, USA
Stephen T. Holmes
- University of Central Florida, USA
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"Excellent book, I have used this for my Criminal Behavior course for a number of years. Very authoritative."
—Harry Cramer, Quincy University
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.
New to the Fourth Edition
- Offers a new chapter on Lizzie Borden (Chapter 14), analyzing this historic murder case with fresh insight and a unique analysis while retaining the chapter on Jack the Ripper, a classic unresolved serial murderer
- Covers more recent events such as the killings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech
- Provides a new section on Santeria and the occult to understand the dogma and icons of these teachings and investigates reasons behind crimes committed by some followers
- Offers guidance to students for online graduate programs, seminars, and degrees in criminal profiling
- Includes updated tables and crime statistics throughout the text
- Presents new photos to offer authentic representations of violent crimes and offenders
Intended Audience
This best-seller has long been a successful supplemental text for undergraduate criminology and criminal justice courses, including Criminal Investigation, Criminal Profiling, Violent Crimes, Criminal Behavior, Field Investigation, and Forensic Psychology.
Contents
Preface
- 1. Psychological Profiling: An Introduction
- Inductive Versus Deductive Profiling
- Goals in Profiling
- Profiling: An Art, Not a Science
- Conclusion
- 2. Profiling in Fantasy and Fact
- Introduction
- Sherlock Holmes: The Master Detective
- Will Graham and The Red Dragon
- Clarice Starling and The Silence of the Lambs
- Zoe Koehler: A Female Serial Murderess
- Alex Cross
- Dr. Laszlo Kreizler: The Alienist and Angel of Darkness
- Other Works of Fiction and Psychological Profiling
- Profililng in Fact
- Profile of a Rape Case
- Case Profile: Mrs. Charlene L. Miller
- Conclusion
- 3. The Rationale for Psychological Profiling
- Personality and Crime
- Biology
- Culture
- Environment
- Common Experiences
- Unique Experiences
- New Ways of Viewing the Personality
- Assumptions of the Profiling Process
- Conclusion
- 4. Criminal Theories and Psychological Profiling
- Theories of Crime and Criminality
- Inidividual Theories of Crime
- Social/Ecological Theories of Crime
- Combining the Disciplines
- 5. The Analysis of the Crime Scene
- Beyond the Physical Evidence
- Psychological Profiling Typology
- Crime Scene Differences
- Conclusion
- 6. Arson and Psychological Profiling
- What Is Arson?
- Statistics on Arson
- A View of the Firesetter
- Typologies of Firesetters
- Firesetting Experience
- Organized Versus Disorganized Personality
- Conclusion
- 7. Profiling Serial Murderers
- Typology of Serial Murderers
- Spatial Mobility of Serial Killers
- Serial Murderers: General Characteristics
- Profiling A Serial Murder Case
- Conclusion
- 8. Psychological Profiling and Rape
- Definitions of Rape
- Statistics on Rape
- Selected Characteristics of Rapists
- Psychology and Rape
- Typology of Rapists
- Conclusion
- 9. Pedophilia and Psychological Profiling
- Definition of Terms: Child Molester or Pedophile
- Types of Pedophiles
- Profiling Child Molester Types
- Common Threads Among Child Molesters
- Conclusion
- 10. Autoeroticism
- What Is Autoerotic Sexual Behavior?
- Traits and Characteristics fo Autoeroticism Practitioners
- Autoerotic Scene Indicators
- Conclusion
- 11. Profiling Satanic and Cult-Related Murders
- Roots of Satanism
- Satanism in the United States
- The Satanic Bible
- Types of Personal Involvement in Satanism
- General Beliefs in Satansim
- Satanic Masses
- Satanic Ceremonies
- Crime Scene Elements
- Santeria and Occult Crimes
- Conclusion
- 12. Geography, Profiling and Predatory Criminals
- The Elements of Geographic Profiling
- The Nature of Geographic Profiling
- Computerized Geographic Analysis
- Conclusion
- 13. Jack the Ripper
- Introduction
- Victim: Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols
- Victim: Annie Chapman
- Victim: Elizabeth Stride
- Victim: Catharine Eddowes
- Victim: Mary Kelly
- Who Was Jack the Ripper?
- Conclusion
- 14. Lizzie Borden
- Key People in the Lizzie Borden Case
- The Murders
- The Crime Scene
- Additional Thoughts
- Conclusion
- 15. The Victim in Criminal Profiling
- Elements in the Victim Profiling Process
- Conclusion
- 16. The Future of Criminal Profiling
- Additional Uses for Profiling
- Education and Training for Profiling
- Computerized Monitoring
- Computerized Profiling
- Online Graduate Programs, Seminars, and Degrees
- Conclusion
Description
"Excellent book, I have used this for my Criminal Behavior course for a number of years. Very authoritative."
—Harry Cramer, Quincy University
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.
New to the Fourth Edition
- Offers a new chapter on Lizzie Borden (Chapter 14), analyzing this historic murder case with fresh insight and a unique analysis while retaining the chapter on Jack the Ripper, a classic unresolved serial murderer
- Covers more recent events such as the killings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech
- Provides a new section on Santeria and the occult to understand the dogma and icons of these teachings and investigates reasons behind crimes committed by some followers
- Offers guidance to students for online graduate programs, seminars, and degrees in criminal profiling
- Includes updated tables and crime statistics throughout the text
- Presents new photos to offer authentic representations of violent crimes and offenders
Intended Audience
This best-seller has long been a successful supplemental text for undergraduate criminology and criminal justice courses, including Criminal Investigation, Criminal Profiling, Violent Crimes, Criminal Behavior, Field Investigation, and Forensic Psychology.
Contents
Preface
- 1. Psychological Profiling: An Introduction
- Inductive Versus Deductive Profiling
- Goals in Profiling
- Profiling: An Art, Not a Science
- Conclusion
- 2. Profiling in Fantasy and Fact
- Introduction
- Sherlock Holmes: The Master Detective
- Will Graham and The Red Dragon
- Clarice Starling and The Silence of the Lambs
- Zoe Koehler: A Female Serial Murderess
- Alex Cross
- Dr. Laszlo Kreizler: The Alienist and Angel of Darkness
- Other Works of Fiction and Psychological Profiling
- Profililng in Fact
- Profile of a Rape Case
- Case Profile: Mrs. Charlene L. Miller
- Conclusion
- 3. The Rationale for Psychological Profiling
- Personality and Crime
- Biology
- Culture
- Environment
- Common Experiences
- Unique Experiences
- New Ways of Viewing the Personality
- Assumptions of the Profiling Process
- Conclusion
- 4. Criminal Theories and Psychological Profiling
- Theories of Crime and Criminality
- Inidividual Theories of Crime
- Social/Ecological Theories of Crime
- Combining the Disciplines
- 5. The Analysis of the Crime Scene
- Beyond the Physical Evidence
- Psychological Profiling Typology
- Crime Scene Differences
- Conclusion
- 6. Arson and Psychological Profiling
- What Is Arson?
- Statistics on Arson
- A View of the Firesetter
- Typologies of Firesetters
- Firesetting Experience
- Organized Versus Disorganized Personality
- Conclusion
- 7. Profiling Serial Murderers
- Typology of Serial Murderers
- Spatial Mobility of Serial Killers
- Serial Murderers: General Characteristics
- Profiling A Serial Murder Case
- Conclusion
- 8. Psychological Profiling and Rape
- Definitions of Rape
- Statistics on Rape
- Selected Characteristics of Rapists
- Psychology and Rape
- Typology of Rapists
- Conclusion
- 9. Pedophilia and Psychological Profiling
- Definition of Terms: Child Molester or Pedophile
- Types of Pedophiles
- Profiling Child Molester Types
- Common Threads Among Child Molesters
- Conclusion
- 10. Autoeroticism
- What Is Autoerotic Sexual Behavior?
- Traits and Characteristics fo Autoeroticism Practitioners
- Autoerotic Scene Indicators
- Conclusion
- 11. Profiling Satanic and Cult-Related Murders
- Roots of Satanism
- Satanism in the United States
- The Satanic Bible
- Types of Personal Involvement in Satanism
- General Beliefs in Satansim
- Satanic Masses
- Satanic Ceremonies
- Crime Scene Elements
- Santeria and Occult Crimes
- Conclusion
- 12. Geography, Profiling and Predatory Criminals
- The Elements of Geographic Profiling
- The Nature of Geographic Profiling
- Computerized Geographic Analysis
- Conclusion
- 13. Jack the Ripper
- Introduction
- Victim: Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols
- Victim: Annie Chapman
- Victim: Elizabeth Stride
- Victim: Catharine Eddowes
- Victim: Mary Kelly
- Who Was Jack the Ripper?
- Conclusion
- 14. Lizzie Borden
- Key People in the Lizzie Borden Case
- The Murders
- The Crime Scene
- Additional Thoughts
- Conclusion
- 15. The Victim in Criminal Profiling
- Elements in the Victim Profiling Process
- Conclusion
- 16. The Future of Criminal Profiling
- Additional Uses for Profiling
- Education and Training for Profiling
- Computerized Monitoring
- Computerized Profiling
- Online Graduate Programs, Seminars, and Degrees
- Conclusion
Reviews
December 2008 | 344 pages | Sage US
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"Excellent book, I have used this for my Criminal Behavior course for a number of years. Very authoritative."
—Harry Cramer, Quincy University
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.
New to the Fourth Edition
- Offers a new chapter on Lizzie Borden (Chapter 14), analyzing this historic murder case with fresh insight and a unique analysis while retaining the chapter on Jack the Ripper, a classic unresolved serial murderer
- Covers more recent events such as the killings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech
- Provides a new section on Santeria and the occult to understand the dogma and icons of these teachings and investigates reasons behind crimes committed by some followers
- Offers guidance to students for online graduate programs, seminars, and degrees in criminal profiling
- Includes updated tables and crime statistics throughout the text
- Presents new photos to offer authentic representations of violent crimes and offenders
Intended Audience
This best-seller has long been a successful supplemental text for undergraduate criminology and criminal justice courses, including Criminal Investigation, Criminal Profiling, Violent Crimes, Criminal Behavior, Field Investigation, and Forensic Psychology.
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Psychological Profiling: An Introduction
- Inductive Versus Deductive Profiling
- Goals in Profiling
- Profiling: An Art, Not a Science
- Conclusion
- 2. Profiling in Fantasy and Fact
- Introduction
- Sherlock Holmes: The Master Detective
- Will Graham and The Red Dragon
- Clarice Starling and The Silence of the Lambs
- Zoe Koehler: A Female Serial Murderess
- Alex Cross
- Dr. Laszlo Kreizler: The Alienist and Angel of Darkness
- Other Works of Fiction and Psychological Profiling
- Profililng in Fact
- Profile of a Rape Case
- Case Profile: Mrs. Charlene L. Miller
- Conclusion
- 3. The Rationale for Psychological Profiling
- Personality and Crime
- Biology
- Culture
- Environment
- Common Experiences
- Unique Experiences
- New Ways of Viewing the Personality
- Assumptions of the Profiling Process
- Conclusion
- 4. Criminal Theories and Psychological Profiling
- Theories of Crime and Criminality
- Inidividual Theories of Crime
- Social/Ecological Theories of Crime
- Combining the Disciplines
- 5. The Analysis of the Crime Scene
- Beyond the Physical Evidence
- Psychological Profiling Typology
- Crime Scene Differences
- Conclusion
- 6. Arson and Psychological Profiling
- What Is Arson?
- Statistics on Arson
- A View of the Firesetter
- Typologies of Firesetters
- Firesetting Experience
- Organized Versus Disorganized Personality
- Conclusion
- 7. Profiling Serial Murderers
- Typology of Serial Murderers
- Spatial Mobility of Serial Killers
- Serial Murderers: General Characteristics
- Profiling A Serial Murder Case
- Conclusion
- 8. Psychological Profiling and Rape
- Definitions of Rape
- Statistics on Rape
- Selected Characteristics of Rapists
- Psychology and Rape
- Typology of Rapists
- Conclusion
- 9. Pedophilia and Psychological Profiling
- Definition of Terms: Child Molester or Pedophile
- Types of Pedophiles
- Profiling Child Molester Types
- Common Threads Among Child Molesters
- Conclusion
- 10. Autoeroticism
- What Is Autoerotic Sexual Behavior?
- Traits and Characteristics fo Autoeroticism Practitioners
- Autoerotic Scene Indicators
- Conclusion
- 11. Profiling Satanic and Cult-Related Murders
- Roots of Satanism
- Satanism in the United States
- The Satanic Bible
- Types of Personal Involvement in Satanism
- General Beliefs in Satansim
- Satanic Masses
- Satanic Ceremonies
- Crime Scene Elements
- Santeria and Occult Crimes
- Conclusion
- 12. Geography, Profiling and Predatory Criminals
- The Elements of Geographic Profiling
- The Nature of Geographic Profiling
- Computerized Geographic Analysis
- Conclusion
- 13. Jack the Ripper
- Introduction
- Victim: Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols
- Victim: Annie Chapman
- Victim: Elizabeth Stride
- Victim: Catharine Eddowes
- Victim: Mary Kelly
- Who Was Jack the Ripper?
- Conclusion
- 14. Lizzie Borden
- Key People in the Lizzie Borden Case
- The Murders
- The Crime Scene
- Additional Thoughts
- Conclusion
- 15. The Victim in Criminal Profiling
- Elements in the Victim Profiling Process
- Conclusion
- 16. The Future of Criminal Profiling
- Additional Uses for Profiling
- Education and Training for Profiling
- Computerized Monitoring
- Computerized Profiling
- Online Graduate Programs, Seminars, and Degrees
- Conclusion
Recent Product Reviews:
Looking at a range of crimes and historical profiling and how this is carried out and to what ends, a great book to aid psychology a,d personalty profiling.
Miss Sam Ford, Psychology, Southend Adult Community College
This is a really interesting book written by authors with clear expertise in the area. Although I enjoyed the book, the approach is not quite suitable for my undergraduate audience who would have to try to apply the theoretical frameworks they are being taught to the content. It does provide some really useful case studies though which will be useful for students who want a better understanding of core topics. I will add this to their supplementary reading list though as I think students will find the book very accessible.
Dr Amy Burrell, Psychology , Birmingham City University
This book was found to be very practical and applicable to the subject field. This book is easy to read and understand and will most definitely add value to students registering for all investigation of crime modules and forensic investigation modules. This book will most definitely be recommended to the University of South Africa Library as well as the library of the South African Police Services.
Dr Juanida Horne, Police Practice, University of South Africa
This book is a phenomenal read. i found it very interesting and the information was clear and easy to read for all levels of learners. specifically the psychological theories for profiling criminals was very usual and has been adopted. Also it has been placed on the essential reading list.
Miss Amy Capper, access, Warrington Collegiate
An interesting read with some high profile cases
Dr Maria Ioannou, School of Human and Health Sciences, Huddersfield University