Profiling Violent Crime

An exploration of the psychological processes underlying rape and murder. Recent findings concerning serial killing, rape and murder are examined, and the studies have important implications for understanding the experiences of victims, varieties of offender and the conduct of investigations.

List of contents

Contents: Introduction: Profiling rape and murder, David Canter and Laurence Alison; A review of the approach to predicting offenders’ spatial crime behaviour, Samantha Hodge; The feasibility of profiling from sexual fantasies, Laurence Alison and Jamie Lee; FBI homicide profiling and FBI homicide classification - the motivational link, Jamie Lee; Levels and variations of violation in rape, David Canter, Steven Reddy and Laurence Alison; An empirical examination of a disorganized/organized categorization of homicide, David Canter and Laurence Alison; Stalking behaviour, Joyce Hargreaves; The psychological classification of homicide, Gabrielle Salfati; Contract murder: a multidimensional analysis of crime scene behaviours, Patrick Crumplin; A multivariate model of serial sexual murder, Samantha Hodge; Design of an empirically based profiling system, Toby Coffey and David Canter; Index.

Summary

An exploration of the psychological processes underlying rape and murder. Recent findings concerning serial killing, rape and murder are examined, and the studies have important implications for understanding the experiences of victims, varieties of offender and the conduct of investigations.

Product details

• Authors: Donna Youngs, Donna (University of Huddersfield Youngs, Dr. Donna Youngs
• Assisted by: David Canter (Editor), Professor David Canter (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.01.2026
• EAN: 9781840144956
• ISBN: 978-1-84014-495-6
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Psychology, Crime and Law; Psychology, Crime and Law
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Criminal or forensic psychology, Violence in society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Violence and abuse in society