Geographic Profiling

Considered another tool in the tool bag of criminal profilers, geographic profiling is defined by the National Institute of Justice as “a technique that can help identify the likely area where a serial offender resides, or other place (e.g. work, girlfriend’s...

Evaluating Jeffrey Dahmer

Jeffrey Dahmer shocked, disgusted, fascinated, and baffled the nation when he was arrested in 1991 for heinous crimes that included the murder, dismemberment, rape, and cannibalism of 17 boys and young men. He was ultimately tried, convicted, and sentenced to fifteen...

Prison Psychology

Prison psychology, as the name implies, deals with the psychology of inmates within the prison system. This is a separate branch of specialization within the field of psychology because of the host of different issues a life of incarceration brings. Michael Decaire,...

Crime Solving on TV: A Realistic View?

With TV shows like “Criminal Minds”, “Law & Order”, :CSI”, and “The First 48”, as well as entire channels such as Investigation Discovery devoted to nothing but true crime documentaries, we as a society are becoming more and more knowledgeable as to the inner...

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