-John Douglas, Ann Burgess, Allen Burgess and Robert Ressler 374 pages, published in 1992 Summary: "This landmark book classifies the three major felonies-murder, arson, and sexual assault-based upon the motivation of the offender, standardizing in one place, for the first time, the language and terminology used throughout the criminal justice system. The manual provides police officers, detectives, homicide investigators, and other law enforcement personel, in any size community, access to the same information used by the F.B.I. to coordinate their investigations." Excerpt taken from bookcover. Comments: This text would be of great value to agents of law enforcement and other investigators that are involved with major felony investigations. This text also has a great deal of important information that deals specifically with criminal investigative analysis -(profiling). Important reading for any professional that is involved with work that relates to profiling. (STS staff) Quotes: "A very useful guide for any professional involved in the investigation or litigation of major felonies. Classification of the elements of crime will facilitate the conduct of criminal investigations and resolution of the case." Richard L. Goldberg M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Hospital  E-mail this page to a friend |
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