Investigative Psychology: Offender Profiling and the Analysis of Criminal Action

This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive overview of Investigative Psychology, offering a framework for students to explore this exciting terrain and 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.

With a focus on the full range of crimes from fraud to terrorism, including burglary, serial killing, arson, rape, and organized crime, this book offers a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Applied and Forensic Psychology, Criminology, Socio-Legal Studies, and related disciplines.

The text also includes actual cases and quotations from offenders, as well as questions for discussion and research, making it an essential tool for anyone interested in the field of Investigative Psychology.