Profiling Techniques: What Shadows Do Criminals Cast When They Are Stalking Their Victims‪?‬

This book is an oldie but goodie. The book is one of the first books out on criminal profiling. When Vince McFadden asked me to help his inquiry over the Railway Rapist and murderer, virtually no one outside the police force, and only a few insides, knew what “profiling” was. Today, a professional framework for police work is being built from scientific psychology, as well as many other sources. When firm principles for detective work have been established within the behavioral sciences, investigators will become more competent at helping courts both convict evil criminals and free those who are innocent.



In 1994, after many years of movies and television portraying the evil side of the human psyche, the author published this book. Two decades on, its revolutionary descriptions of psychological profiling still help to explain the actions of serial killers and psychopaths.



These techniques can help police precisely identify and locate murderers and rapists, even those who have alluded to capture for years.



The author was a British pioneer in the psychological science of criminal profiling. In prose which takes a clear, structured approach to his subject, he reveals how vicious serial killers and rapists unconsciously cast shadows of their identity at the crime scene. The tell-tale patterns, when scientifically understood, can help the police capture these brutal offenders. He also explains the types of criminality and victims.



This book leads the reader through His breakthrough profiling techniques, now adopted by a growing number of police forces throughout the world. Anyone with an interest in psychology or criminal justice should read this book, as should fans of television forensic programs.