criminal psychology

The author describes her interviews with serial killers, including John Wayne Gacy, Richard Macek, and Bobby Joe Long, and explains her theories on the profile, background, and thought processes of serial murderers.

An introduction to criminal psychology, reviewing the research and theories upon which criminal psychology is based, and looking at the different roles in which criminal psychologists work and how they contribute to the criminal justice process.

A collection of comics that explore how detectives use criminal profiling to track down killers.

FBI veteran John Douglas discusses how certain homicide cases have affected the American population and reexamines and reinterprets accepted facts in specific cases.

A forensic psychologist discusses some of her experiences with various criminals including serial killer Joel Rifkin, and challenges the current use of the insanity defense.

Explores the history and practice of criminal profiling, investigating its usefulness and accuracy in identifying offenders and bringing them to justice.

Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how investigators use case studies from history, FBI profiles, and behavioral science to recover information and solve crimes and other mysteries.

What is it that turns someone into a killer? It is more than evil, more than bad genes, more than horrible childhoods. In this volume the stories reveal the complexity of abnormal human behavior.

Examines the legal ramifications of crimes committed by persons diagnosed with multiple personalities and looks at how this can influence legal concepts of personhood, responsibility, and punishment.