Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling examines serial predatory behavior and is comprised of two main parts. The first section deals with behavioral profiling, and covers a variety of critical issues from profiling's history and the theoretical schools of thought to its treatment in the mainstream media. The second edition includes new sections on the problems of induction, metacognition in criminal profiling and investigative relevance. Part two deals more specifically with a number of types of serial crime including stalking, rape, murder and arson. Chapters on each of these crimes provide definitions and thresholds, discussion of the offenders, the crime and its dynamics. Considerations for behavioral profiling and investigations and the development of new paradigms in each area are interwoven throughout. Topics are conceptually and practically related since profiling has typically seen most application in serial crimes and similar investigations. The unique presentation of the book successfully connects the concepts and creates links to criminal behavior across crimes-murder, sexual assault, and arson-something no other title does. The connection of serial behavior to profiling, the most useful tool in discovering behavior patterns, is also new to the body of literature available and serves to examine the ideal manner in which profiling can be used in conjunction with behavioral science to positively affect criminal investigations.
* Provides a theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the motivation and dynamics in a range of serial offenses * Illustrates the promise, purposes and pitfalls of behavioral profiling in the investigation of various serial crimes * Numerous case examples show the real world uses of behavioral profiling in investigations, as well as highlighting a variety of issues in understanding and investigating serial crime
Author(s): Wayne Petherick
Edition: 2
Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 408
cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 2
Foreword to the Second Edition......Page 3
Preface......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Claire Ferguson, MCrim......Page 12
Barry Woodhouse, MPsych (Forensic)......Page 13
Daniel B. Kennedy, PhD......Page 14
David Field, LLB......Page 15
Elizabeth Fry, MCrim......Page 16
Criminal Profiling: A Continuing History......Page 17
Introduction......Page 18
Early Beginnings......Page 19
James Brussel and Forensic Psychiatry......Page 21
The federal Bureau of Investigation and Crime Scene Analysis......Page 22
David Canter and Investigative Psychology......Page 25
Kim Rossmo and Geographical Profiling......Page 26
Brent Turvey and Behavioral Evidence Analysis......Page 27
Conclusion......Page 28
References......Page 30
Introduction......Page 33
Logic and Criminal Profiling......Page 34
Inductive Criminal Profiling......Page 43
Applied Inductive Profiling......Page 44
Deductive Criminal Profiling......Page 47
The Logic of Deductive Criminal Profiling......Page 48
Practical Application of Deductive Criminal Profiling......Page 49
Conclusion......Page 52
References......Page 53
Behavioral Consistency, the
Homology Assumption, and the
Problems of Induction......Page 55
Behavioral Consistency......Page 56
The Homology Assumption......Page 64
The Problem of Reliability......Page 67
The USS Iowa......Page 68
The Problem of Relevance......Page 71
The Problem of Trait Reliance......Page 72
The Relevance of Risk Assessment Research......Page 73
The Problem of Case Linkage......Page 75
Conclusion......Page 79
References......Page 81
Criminal Profiling Methods......Page 83
Criminal profiling: what is it?......Page 84
Criminal Investigative Analysis......Page 88
Investigative Psychology......Page 95
Geographic Profiling (Geoprofiling)......Page 99
Distance Decay......Page 100
The Circle Hypothesis......Page 101
Geographic Profiling Computer Systems......Page 103
Diagnostic Evaluations......Page 109
Behavioral Evidence Analysis......Page 113
References......Page 120
Introduction
......Page 125
The Fallacy of Accuracy
......Page 127
The Measure of Success
......Page 129
Accuracy Rates
......Page 130
Problems
......Page 131
Suggestions......Page 133
Conclusion......Page 135
Referemces......Page 136
Investigative Relevance......Page 138
Golas of Profiling and Inputs and Outputs
......Page 139
Inputs and Outputs......Page 140
Accuracy, Utility, and Investigative Relevance
......Page 143
An Analysis of Investigative Relevance
......Page 145
Analysis of Overall Sample......Page 148
Analysis of Sample by Method......Page 149
Behavioral Evidence Analysis......Page 150
Diagnostic Evaluations......Page 151
Investigative Psychology......Page 152
Interpretation of Results......Page 153
Conclusion
......Page 156
References
......Page 158
Introduction
......Page 159
Metacognition
......Page 160
Metacognitive Monitoring
......Page 161
The Role of Competence
......Page 162
Method......Page 163
Fictitious Profile (Profile 1)......Page 164
Behavioral Evidence Analysis Profile (Profile 2)......Page 165
Measures......Page 166
Procedure......Page 167
Descriptive Statistics......Page 168
2 × 2 Factorial ANOVA (Assumptions)......Page 169
Hypotheses 2 and 3......Page 172
Discussion......Page 173
Methodological Considerations......Page 174
Implications......Page 175
Conclusion
......Page 178
Reference
......Page 179
Appendix A: Metacognition in Criminal Profiling Questionnaire......Page 181
Criminal Profiling as Expert Evidence......Page 185
Criminal Profiling as Expert Evidence
......Page 186
State of Mind
and Intent
......Page 192
Similar Fact
Evidence......Page 193
Staging......Page 194
Rules of Expert
Evidence
......Page 195
Expertise Rule......Page 197
Area of Expertise Rule......Page 198
Factual Basis Rule......Page 199
Common Knowledge Rule......Page 200
Ultimate Issue Rule......Page 201
R. v. Ranger......Page 202
New Jersey v. Fortin......Page 206
The Estate of Samuel Sheppard v. The State of Ohio......Page 209
R. v. Klymchuk......Page 211
Recommendations
......Page 219
Conclusion
......Page 223
References
......Page 224
Introduction
......Page 227
Professionalization
......Page 229
The Scientific
Method
......Page 230
Research......Page 231
Ethics
......Page 233
Accountability
......Page 236
Education and
Training
......Page 239
Conclusion
......Page 245
References
......Page 246
Criminal Profilers and the Media:
Profiling the Beltway Snipers......Page 248
The First 45 Hours
......Page 249
The Pundits
......Page 250
Profilers on the
Case
......Page 251
Announcing the
“Safe Havens”
......Page 252
The Response
......Page 253
Catching a “Hybrid”
......Page 255
The “Snipers”
......Page 262
The Motive
......Page 263
The Profilers
......Page 264
References
......Page 268
Serial Stalking: Looking for Love
in All the Wrong Places?......Page 270
What is Stalking?......Page 271
Incidence and
Prevalence
......Page 274
What Makes
Something Serial?
......Page 277
What can be Done About it?......Page 280
Robert Zeljko Vidovich......Page 284
Robert D. King......Page 287
Conclusion
......Page 290
References
......Page 291
Serial Rape: An Investigative Approach......Page 295
Introduction......Page 296
Rape: Characteristics of the Crime......Page 297
Offender and Victim Relationships
and Characteristics......Page 298
A Definition of Serial Rape......Page 299
Typologies of Rape Offenders......Page 300
Characteristics of the Serial Rapist......Page 301
Acquiring the Victim and Committing
the offense......Page 302
Important Aspects for Investigators
in Serial Rape Offenses......Page 303
The Investigative Process: a Model for Serial Offenses......Page 305
Crime Scene Stage......Page 308
Investigation Stage
......Page 310
Arrest Stage......Page 313
The Issue of Investigative Relevance......Page 314
Dedicated Task Force......Page 315
Criminal Profiling......Page 316
Linkage Blindness......Page 317
Conclusion......Page 318
References......Page 319
Understanding Serial Sexual Murder:
A Biopsychosocial Approach......Page 322
Defining Serial Killing......Page 323
Types of Serial Killers......Page 324
Organized Versus Disorganized Serial Killers......Page 327
Incidence of Serial Killing......Page 329
Serial Sexual Sadistic Killing......Page 331
An Illustrative Case......Page 333
Basic Studies......Page 339
Hickey’s Trauma Control Model of the Serial Killer......Page 345
The Motivational Model......Page 346
Arrigo and Purcell: Lust Murder As A Paraphilia......Page 347
Sociological Factors......Page 349
Future Directions......Page 350
Conclusion: Understanding the Serial Sexual Killer......Page 352
References......Page 354
Serial Arson......Page 361
Methodology of Fire Investigation......Page 367
The Arsonist......Page 370
The “City” Arsonist......Page 372
“Hurricane Harry”......Page 374
Sean Broom......Page 375
Cameron Burgess......Page 376
Firefighters and Arson......Page 378
A Special Case: John Leonard Orr
......Page 379
Conclusion......Page 380
Acknowledgments......Page 381
References......Page 382
B......Page 384
C......Page 385
G......Page 386
K......Page 387
O......Page 388
S......Page 389
T......Page 390
Z......Page 391
