Serial Crime (eBook)

Cover 1
Contents 6
FOREWORD 10
PREFACE 12
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 16
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 20
CHAPTER 1 CRIMINAL PROFILING: A CONTINUING HISTORY 24
CHAPTER 2 THE NATURE OF INDUCTION AND DEDUCTION IN CRIMINAL PROFILING 38
The Logic of Criminal Profiling 38
Inductive Criminal Profiling 39
The Logic of Inductive Criminal Profiling 41
Deductive Criminal Profiling 43
The Logic of the Scientific Method 45
The Logic of Deductive Criminal Profiling 45
Practical Application of Deductive Criminal Profiling 47
Conclusion 50
CHAPTER 3 CRIMINAL PROFILING METHODS 54
Introduction 54
Criminal Profiling: What Is It? 54
Criminal Investigative Analysis (CIA) 57
Investigative Psychology 62
Geographic Profiling (Geoprofiling) 65
Diagnostic Evaluations 67
Behavioral Evidence Analysis 69
Conclusion 72
CHAPTER 4 THE FALLACY OF ACCURACY IN CRIMINAL PROFILING 76
Introduction 76
The Fallacy of Accuracy 77
The Measure of Success 80
Accuracy Rates 81
Problems 82
Suggestions 84
Conclusion 87
CHAPTER 5 CRIMINAL PROFILING AS EXPERT EVIDENCE 90
Criminal Profiling as Expert Evidence 90
State of Mind and Intent 94
Similar Fact Evidence 95
Staging 96
Rules of Expert Evidence 97
Australian Rules of Expert Evidence 98
Expertise Rule 99
Area of Expertise Rule 100
Factual Basis Rule 100
Common Knowledge Rule 101
Ultimate Issue Rule 103
The Latest Indications on the Status of Profiling 103
R. v. Ranger 103
New Jersey v. Fortin 108
The Estate of Samuel Sheppard v.The State of Ohio 110
Recommendations 113
Conclusion 117
CHAPTER 6 WHERE TO FROM HERE? 122
Introduction 122
Professionalization 123
The Scientific Method 124
Research 125
Ethics 126
Accountability 129
Education and Training 131
Conclusion 133
CHAPTER 7 CRIMINAL PROFILERS AND THE MEDIA: PROFILING THE BELTWAY SNIPERS 136
The First 45 Hours 137
The Synergy of Poor Judgment 137
The Pundits 138
Profilers on the Case 138
Announcing the Safe HavensŽ 140
The Response 140
Catching a HybridŽ 142
The SnipersŽ 149
The Motive 151
The Profilers 152
CHAPTER 8 SERIAL STALKING: LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES? 160
What Is Stalking? 161
Incidence and Prevalence 163
What Makes Something Serial? 166
What CanBe Done About It? 169
Case Studies 173
Robert Zeljko Vidovich 174
Robert D. King 177
Conclusion 179
CHAPTER 9 SERIAL RAPE: AN INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH 184
Introduction 184
Rape: Characteristics of the Crime 185
Offender and Victim Relationships andCharacteristics 187
A Definition of Serial Rape 189
Typologies of Rape Offenders 189
Characteristics of the Serial Rapist 190
Acquiring the Victim and Committing the Offense 191
Important Aspects for Investigators in SerialRape Offenses 192
The Investigative Process: A Model for SerialOffenses 194
Crime Scene Stage 197
Initial Assessment Stage 199
Investigation Stage 200
Target Stage 201
Arrest Stage 203
The Issue of Investigative Relevance 203
Issues for Investigators 204
Dedicated Task Force 205
Criminal Profiling 205
Linkage Blindness 206
Conclusion 207
CHAPTER 10 SERIAL MURDER: A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH 212
Defining Serial Killing 213
Types of Serial Killers 214
Organized versus Disorganized Serial Killers 216
Incidence of Serial Killing 218
Serial Sexual Sadistic Killing 220
An Illustrative Case 222
Theories of Serial Sexual Sadistic Killing 228
Basic Studies 228
Hickey’s Trauma Control Model of the Serial Killer 233
The Motivational Model 235
Arrigo and Purcell: Lust Murder as a Paraphilia 236
Future Directions 238
Conclusion: Understanding the Serial Sexual Killer 240
CHAPTER 11 SERIAL ARSON 248
Methodology of Fire Investigation 253
The Arsonist 255
Case Studies 257
The CityŽ Arsonist 258
Hurricane HarryŽ 259
Sean Broom 260
Cameron Burgess 262
Firefighters and Arson 264
A Special Case: John Leonard Orr 265
Conclusion 266
INDEX 270