Applied crime analysis a social science approach to understanding crime, criminals, and vicitms

Most approaches to crime analysis focus on geographical crime mapping, which is helpful in identifying crime clusters and allocating police resources, but does not explain why a particular crime took place. Applied Crime Analysis presents a model that brings statistical anchoring, behavioral psychop...

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Main Author: Petherick, Wayne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Anderson Publishing [2015]
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Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to applied crime analysis
  • Logic and reasoning in crime analysis
  • Physical evidence and the crime scene
  • Forensic victimology
  • Detecting staged crime scenes: an empirically derived "how-to"
  • Case linkage
  • False reports
  • Motivations
  • Risk assessment
  • Threat assessment and management
  • Psychopathology and criminal behavior
  • Report writing, style, and components.