Investigative Psychology - Canter, David V.

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Auteur(s) : Canter, David V. - Youngs, Donna

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/09/2009

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 496

Expédition : 834

Dimensions : 24.4 x 17.0 x 2.7

ISBN : 047002397X

Résumé :

This ground-breaking text is the first to provide a detailed overview of Investigative Psychology, from the earliest work through to recent studies, including descriptions of previously unpublished internal reports. Crucially it provides a framework for students to explore this exciting terrain, combining Narrative Theory and an Action Systems framework. It includes empirically tested models for Offender Profiling and guidance for investigations, as well as an agenda for research in Investigative Psychology.

Investigative Psychology features:

• The full range of crimes from fraud to terrorism, including burglary, serial killing, arson, rape, and organised crime.
• Important methodologies including multi-dimensional scaling and the Radex approach as well as Social Network Analysis.
• Geographical Offender Profiling, supported by detailed analysis of the underlying psychological processes that make this such a valuable investigative decision support tool.
• The full range of investigative activities, including effective information collection, detecting deception and the development of decision support systems.

In effect, this text introduces an exciting new paradigm for a wide range of psychological contributions to all forms of investigation within and outside of law enforcement. Each chapter has actual cases and quotations from offenders and ends with questions for discussion and research, making this a valuable text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Applied and Forensic Psychology, Criminology, Socio-Legal Studies and related disciplines.

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Biographie:

Professor David Canter and Dr Donna Youngs are both of the International Research Centre for Investigative Psychology (IRCIP), UK.

Sommaire:

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xv

Part I The Road to Investigative Psychology 1
The Emergence of Investigative Psychology from Offender Profiling

1 Introducing Investigative Psychology 3

Psychology and Investigations 5

The Emergence of IP 8

Origins in 'Offender Profiling' 8

The Investigative Cycle 10

Disciplines Drawn On by IP 15

Mind the Gap - Bridging Policing and Psychology 15

System Integration versus Expert Opinion 18

Questions that Investigative Psychologists Ask 19

Beyond Crime and Criminals 23

Linking Theory and Practice - The Book Ahead 23

Summary 24

Further Reading 25

Questions for Discussion and Research 25

2 Foundations: Description and Classification 27

Psychology and Investigations 28

Historical Background 29

'Profiling' Emerges 37

The Significance of Inference 40

Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling 41

Summary 41

Further Reading 42

Questions for Discussion and Research 43

3 The Coming of the Informed Detective 45

Medical Contributions 46

From Fact to Fiction to Fact 47

Distinguishing Deduction and Induction 52

Reverse Diagnosis 52

Serial Killers 53

Jack the Ripper 54

Beyond Speculation 56

Summary 57

Further Reading 57

Questions for Discussion and Research 58

4 The Age of Profiling and the Road to Investigative Psychology 59

Understanding Criminal Actions 60

The Emergence of Investigative Advice 67

The FBI Behavioral Science Unit 72

The Emergence of Investigative Psychology 73

Summary 76

Further Reading 77

Questions for Discussion and Research 78

Part II Fundamentals 79
A Framework for Studying Criminal Actions and Inferences about Offenders

5 The Radex of Criminality 81

The A?C Equations 83

The Hierarchy of Criminal Variation 88

A Model of Criminal Variation 96

The Radex of Criminality 111

Development and Change 113

Summary 116

Further Reading 117

Questions for Discussion and Research 118

6 Personal Narratives of Crime 119

The Narratives of Criminality 121

Empirical Study of Criminal Narratives 126

Scripts and Narratives 135

Summary 136

Further Reading 137

Questions for Discussion and Research 137

7 Finding Action Patterns and Drawing Profiles 139

Criminal Actions 140

Salience 144

The Basis for Inferences 148

An Action System of Crime Differentiation 155

The Example of Arson 157

Narratives as Action Systems 160

Forms of Inference: Towards a Narrative Action System Model of Inference 162

Summary 164

Further Reading 165

Questions for Discussion and Research 165

8 Criminal Psychogeography 167

Modelling Criminals' Use of Space 169

The Behavioural Approach and Propinquity 171

The Cognitive Approach and Morphology of Crime Locations 176

Settings for Personal Narratives 181

The Value of Imaginary Maps 186

Temporal Changes 192

Emotionality, Crime Type and Distance 193

Challenges to the Study of Criminal Geography 193

Research Agenda 196

Summary 196

Further Reading 197

Questions for Discussion and Research 197

9 Investigative Information 199

The Challenges of Investigative Information 201

Weaknesses in Identification and Eyewitness Testimony 211

Investigative Interviewing 215

Interview Procedures 21...