Lauren M. Barrow, Ron A. Rufo, Saul Arambula

Police and Profiling in the United States (eBook, ePUB)

Applying Theory to Criminal Investigations

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Traditionally, criminal profiling texts have focused on the technicalities of conducting an investigation, but recent developments in criminal justice have encouraged greater consideration of related fields.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040084083
• Artikelnr.: 72285234

Autorenporträt

Lauren M. Barrow, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Chestnut Hill College. Dr. Barrow teaches a wide range of criminal justice courses including drug abuse, organizational behavior, criminal ethics, criminology, victimology, juvenile justice, and homeland security. She was a founding member of the New Jersey Alliance for Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Barrow has conducted innovative research in the deaf community pertaining to its risk of victimization and authored a book entitled Criminal Victimization of the Deaf. She has instructed undergraduate and graduate students, both in class and online, for over ten years.

Ron Rufo, Ph.D., is an adjunct professor at Kaplan University and also teaches at the City Colleges of Chicago. He has been a Chicago police officer for the past 18 years and has spent most of his career as a crime prevention speaker in the Preventive Programs Unit where he has given hundreds of presentations on profiling offenders, crime investigation, and street safety. Dr. Rufo has taught classes in crime scene investigation, police procedure, and policies and has been instrumental as a team leader in Chicago Police Department Peer Support Group. He authored the book Sexual Predators amongst Us and contributed to the book Terrorism and Property Management.

Saul Arambula, Ed.D., is a Detective with the Chicago Police Department. Over his 18-year career, Dr. Arambula has investigated hundreds of homicides, shootings, kidnappings, criminal sexual assaults, robberies, and other violent crimes and has amassed more than 120 total departmental awards. He is currently working in the Criminal Registration Unit of the Chicago Police Department. He is tasked with interviewing and registering convicted murderers, sex offenders, and arsonists.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Disciplinary Contributions to Criminal Profiling. Leaders in
Criminal Profiling. Theoretical Foundations. Historical Evolution.
Classicalism. Neoclassicalism. Positivism. Determinism. Criminological
Theory. Logic and Reasoning Practices. Fallacies. Deductive and Inductive
Logic. Logic in Criminal Justice. Childhood Indicators. Historical Factors.
Theory. Psychological Determinants. Sociological Determinants. Motives and
Criminal Typologies. Motive. Motive Perspectives. Triggers. Intent.
Criminal Typologies. Sociological Factors. Crime Scene Characteristics.
Sexually Based Offenses and Motivated Crimes. Child and Sexual Abuse and
Its Effects. Sexual Violence. Cycle of Violence or Abuse. Sexual
Perversion. Cyber-Crimes and the Internet. Sexual Addiction. Sexually
Violent Person. Voyeurism (Peeping Toms). Stalking. Love Stalker. Serial
and Rage Killers. Types of Murder. Basic Demographic Profile. Past Profile.
Types. Motivations. Causality. Hero Complex Killers. Primary Care
Providers. Public Service. Crime Scene Indicators and Investigations.
Crime Scene. First Officer on the Scene (Preliminary Investigator).
Assessment of the Scene. Collection of Data. Chain of Custody. Locard
Principle and Trace Evidence. CSA vs. CST vs. CSP? Geographic Profiling.
Geographic Profiling. Distance Decay Theory. Bayesian Method of Estimation.
Predictive Policing. CGT, GIS, COMPSTAT, CEWS, Blue CRUSH, and MAPS.
Rational Choice Theory in the 21st Century. Social Disorganization Theory.
Environmental Criminology. Broken Windows Theory. Victim Selection
Characteristics. Lifestyle Theory. Routine Activities Theory. Conclusion.
Research Methodology. Crime Scene-Based Approaches. Psychology-Based
Approaches. Appendix: Profiles of Notorious Serial Killers.