Description

By (author) Turvey Brent E.

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Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, Fifth Edition, maintains the same core foundation that made previous editions best sellers in the professional and academic community worldwide. Written for practicing behavioral analysts and aspiring students alike, this work emphasizes an honest understanding of crime and criminals. Newly updated, mechanisms for the examination and classification of both victim and offender behavior have been improved. In addition to refined approaches toward international perspectives, chapters on psychological autopsies, scene investigation reconstruction, court issues and racial profiling have also been added.

Table of contents:
Section 1: An Intro to Criminal Profiling1. A History of Criminal Profiling2. Criminal Profiling: Science, Logic, and Cognition3. Alternative Methods of Criminal Profiling4. Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychiatry and Criminal Profiling5. Applied Behavioral Evidence Analysis: International PerspectivesSection 2: Forensic Victimology6. Forensic Victimology7. Sexual Deviance8. Sexual Asphyxia9. False Allegations10. Psychological AutopsiesSection 3: Crime Scene Analysis11. Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction12. Crime Scene Analysis13. Crime Scene Characteristics14. Cyberpatterns: Criminal Behavior on the Internet15. Fire and Explosives: Behavioral Aspects16. Case LinkageSection 4: Offender Characteristics17. Interpreting Offender Motive18. Psychopathic and Sadistic Behavior at the Crime Scene19. Offender Characteristics: Rendering a Criminal Profile20. Examining Mass Homicide21. Serial Cases22. An Introduction to TerrorismSection 5: Professional Issues23. Criminal Profiling in Court24. Criminal Profiling: Post-Graduate Education and Certification25. Criminal Profiling: Ethical Standards and Practice26. Racial Profiling

Biographical note:
Brent Turvey, PhD is the author of Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Editions (1999, 2002, 2008, 2011); co- author of the Rape Investigation Handbook, 1st and 2nd Editions (2004, 2011), Crime Reconstruction 1st and 2nd Editions (2006, 2011), Forensic Victimology (2008) and Forensic Fraud (2013) – all with Elsevier Science. He hold an MS in Forensic Science and a PhD in Criminology. He is a full partner, Forensic Scientist, Criminal Profiler, and Instructor with Forensic Solutions, LLC, and The Forensic Criminology Institute.Dr. Turvey also maintains a caseload of femicides (e.g., sexual homicides, gender motivated homicides), pre-femicidal violence, trafficking, and human rights cases in Latin America. Many of these are related to drug trafficking and human trafficking. This involves the implementation of the UN Model Protocol for Femicide Investigation in Latin America, with The Forensic Criminology Institute’s Behavioral Science Lab (BSL). In operation since 2019, the BSL collaborates with USAID, The United Nations, and The Attorney Generals Office in Bogota DC, providing international support and training to attorneys , investigators and forensic professionals.

Endorsement:
An established text centered on the deductive profiling method

Feature:
Outlines the scientific principles and practice standards of BEA-oriented criminal profiling, with an emphasis on applying theory to real cases Contains contributions from law enforcement, academia, mental health fields, and forensic science communitiesIncludes a complete glossary of terms, along with an instructor website and student companion site