Profiling Violent Crimes

Ronald M. Holmes is Coroner, in the Jefferson County Coroner′s office and Professor Emeritus of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He is the author of several books, among them Profiling Violent Crimes, Sex Crimes, and Serial Murder. He is also the author of more than 50 articles appearing in scholarly publications. He is Vice President of the National Center for the Study of Unresolved Homicides and has completed more than 500 psychological profiles for police departments across the United States. He received his doctorate from Indiana University.is Coroner, in the Jefferson County Coroner′s office and Professor Emeritus of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He is the author of several books, among them and He is also the author of more than 50 articles appearing in scholarly publications. He is Vice President of the National Center for the Study of Unresolved Homicides and has completed more than 500 psychological profiles for police departments across the United States. He received his doctorate from Indiana University. Stephen T. Holmes is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida. Prior to this position, he was a social science analyst for the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C. He has authored 6 books and more than 15 articles dealing with policing, drug testing, probation and parole issues, and violent crime. He received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati.

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• Preface1. Psychological Profiling: An IntroductionInductive Versus Deductive ProfilingGoals in ProfilingProfiling: An Art, Not a ScienceConclusion2. Profiling in Fantasy and FactIntroductionSherlock Holmes: The Master DetectiveWill Graham and The Red DragonClarice Starling and The Silence of the LambsZoe Koehler: A Female Serial MurderessAlex CrossDr. Laszlo Kreizler: The Alienist and Angel of DarknessOther Works of Fiction and Psychological ProfilingProfililng in FactProfile of a Rape CaseCase Profile: Mrs. Charlene L. MillerConclusion3. The Rationale for Psychological ProfilingPersonality and CrimeBiologyCultureEnvironmentCommon ExperiencesUnique ExperiencesNew Ways of Viewing the PersonalityAssumptions of the Profiling ProcessConclusion4. Criminal Theories and Psychological ProfilingTheories of Crime and CriminalityInidividual Theories of CrimeSocial/Ecological Theories of CrimeCombining the Disciplines5. The Analysis of the Crime SceneBeyond the Physical EvidencePsychological Profiling TypologyCrime Scene DifferencesConclusion6. Arson and Psychological ProfilingWhat Is Arson?Statistics on ArsonA View of the FiresetterTypologies of FiresettersFiresetting ExperienceOrganized Versus Disorganized PersonalityConclusion7. Profiling Serial MurderersTypology of Serial MurderersSpatial Mobility of Serial KillersSerial Murderers: General CharacteristicsProfiling A Serial Murder CaseConclusion8. Psychological Profiling and RapeDefinitions of RapeStatistics on RapeSelected Characteristics of RapistsPsychology and RapeTypology of RapistsConclusion9. Pedophilia and Psychological ProfilingDefinition of Terms: Child Molester or PedophileTypes of PedophilesProfiling Child Molester TypesCommon Threads Among Child MolestersConclusion10. AutoeroticismWhat Is Autoerotic Sexual Behavior?Traits and Characteristics fo Autoeroticism PractitionersAutoerotic Scene IndicatorsConclusion11. Profiling Satanic and Cult-Related MurdersRoots of SatanismSatanism in the United StatesThe Satanic BibleTypes of Personal Involvement in SatanismGeneral Beliefs in SatansimSatanic MassesSatanic CeremoniesCrime Scene ElementsSanteria and Occult CrimesConclusion12. Geography, Profiling and Predatory CriminalsThe Elements of Geographic ProfilingThe Nature of Geographic ProfilingComputerized Geographic AnalysisConclusion13. Jack the RipperIntroductionVictim: Mary Ann "Polly" NicholsVictim: Annie ChapmanVictim: Elizabeth StrideVictim: Catharine EddowesVictim: Mary KellyWho Was Jack the Ripper?Conclusion14. Lizzie BordenKey People in the Lizzie Borden CaseThe MurdersThe Crime SceneAdditional ThoughtsConclusion15. The Victim in Criminal ProfilingElements in the Victim Profiling ProcessConclusion16. The Future of Criminal ProfilingAdditional Uses for ProfilingEducation and Training for ProfilingComputerized MonitoringComputerized ProfilingOnline Graduate Programs, Seminars, and DegreesConclusion