Jeffrey Dahmer, the "Milwaukee Cannibal"; Andrei Chikatilo, the "Rostov Ripper"; Ted Bundy, the "Educated Psychopath"; Peter Kürten, the "Vampire of Dusseldorf"; the "Hillside Strangler" murderers; Robert Napper, serial murderer and rapist. Some of the world's most devious, dangerous, and notorious criminals have been identified with the use of criminal profiling techniques. Searching the crime scene, establishing the criminal's MO (modus operandi), handwriting analysis, geographic targeting, forensic linguistics, and plenty of investigative instinct have helped criminologists and detectives to construct detailed profiles that help bring criminals to justice. Illustrated with 200 photographs, Criminal Profiling is a wide-ranging, accessible history of this fascinating subject, from the first efforts at physical profiling to a greater modern understanding of the influence of genetics, hormones, and environmental factors on criminals. Book jacket.
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