Profiling Property Crimes

List of contents

Profiling property crimes, David Canter and Laurence Alison; intruders, pilferers, raiders and invaders - the interpersonal dimension of burglary, Simon Merry and Louise Harsent; the criminal range of small town burglars, Mary Barker; bandits, cowboys and robins - the facets of armed robbery, Laurence Alison, Warren Rockett, Steven Deprez and Steven Watts; criminal weapon use in Brazil - a psychological analysis, Aline Lobato; the contribution of psychological research to arson investigation, Katarina Fritzon; theft at work, Adrian Robertson; the psychology of fraud, Nick J. Dodd; statistical approaches to offender profiling, David P. Farrington and Sandra Lambert; using corporate data to combat crime against organizations - a review of the issues, Nick J. Dodd; crime analysis - principles for analyzing everyday serial crime, Simon Merry.

About the author

David V. Canter, Laurence J. Alison, both of the Centre for Investigative Psychology, University of Liverpool, UK.

Summary

This title was first published in 2000. Each of these commissioned papers explores the varieties of different crimes against property. The actions that differentiate types of arson, burglary, workplace crime and robbery are examined to provide insights of relevance to criminologists, psychologists and criminal investigators.

Product details

• Authors: David V. Alison Canter
• Assisted by: Laurence J. Alison (Editor), Alison Laurence J. (Editor), David V. Canter (Editor), Canter David V. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138731011
• ISBN: 978-1-138-73101-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General