Applications of Geographical Offender Profiling

David Canter

ISBN 10: 0754627209 / ISBN 13: 9780754627203

Published by ASHGATE PUBLISHING Mär 2008, 2008

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Neuware - Geographical Offender Profiling (GOP) relies on a combination of principles and methodologies drawn from different disciplines, including psychology, geography, criminology and forensic science. This book brings together papers published in the field that indicate the ways in which GOP has and can be utilized in many different criminal contexts.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Applications of Geographical Offender Profiling
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUBLISHING Mär 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754627209
• ISBN 13: 9780754627203
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 226W x 159H x 24D millimeters 226 millimeters width by 159 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 589 grams

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Synopsis

Many law enforcement agencies are now analyzing where a crime is committed, to develop predictions on the offender, their location and other factors that could help with the investigation. Known as Geographical Offender Profiling (GOP), this approach relies on a combination of principles and methodologies drawn from many different disciplines, including psychology, geography, criminology and forensic science. This book brings together a cross-section of the major papers published in the field of GOP to explain the scope and application of GOP in different criminal contexts. For the first time some widely quoted but difficult to obtain 'classic' papers have been published together with an introduction that provides an up-to-the-minute context and an extensive bibliography of the most relevant publications in this burgeoning area of study.

About the Author

David Canter is Professor of Psychology, University of Huddersfield, UK. He is editor of the International Library of Psychology and the Offender Profiling series, and is one of the leading experts in the field of criminal profiling. Donna Youngs is Research Fellow at the International Centre for Investigative Psychology and Vice-President of the International Academy for Investigative Psychology.