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Offenses against property..
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Criminal behavior, Prediction of.
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| Descript |
1 online resource (329 pages) |
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text txt |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Profiling Property Crimes -- Fundamental Questions -- Profiling and its Roots in the Psychology of Individual Differences -- Psychologists as the Original 'Profilers' -- Artificially Imposed Limitations on the Nature of Profiling -- A Hierarchy of Criminal Actions -- The Radex Model - Beyond 'Types' -- MDS Analysis as a Test of Aspects of the Radex Hypothesis -- Differentiation Within and Between Property Offences: NarrowingDown the Parameters -- Cognitive and Affective Aspects of Offending -- Intensity and Seriousness -- Interpersonal Emphasis -- Skill and Professionalism -- The Relevance of Context -- The Development of Empirical Models -- Quality of Information -- Variation in Collection Protocol -- Guiding the Account for the Courts -- The Effect of Context -- The Scientific Solution -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 Intruders, Pilferers, Raiders and Invaders: The Interpersonal Dimension of Burglary Simon Merry and Louise Harsent -- An Interpersonal Crime? -- The Role of the Home and the Impact of Invasion -- The Home as Territory, Security and Part of Identity -- The Burglar/Victim Interaction -- Criminal Behaviour and the Crime of House Burglary -- Crime Scene Actions - The Facets of Interpersonal Script and Craft -- Testing the Hypothesis -- Methodology -- Analysis -- The Interpersonal Script Facet of House Burglary -- The Craft Facet of House Burglary -- The Interpersonal Roles of Offender and Victim -- Intruders (Explicitly Interpersonal Script/Low Craft Region) -- Pilferers (Implicitly Interpersonal/Low Craft Region) -- Raiders (Implicitly Interpersonal/High Craft Region) -- Invaders (Explicitly Interpersonal/High Script Region) -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Criminal Range of Small-Town Burglars -- The Problem. |
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The Background -- The Study -- The Burglar's Home and Home Range -- Home Range and the Offence Pattern -- The First Five Offences -- Offence Patterns Over Time -- The Model -- The Implications -- References -- 4 Bandits, Cowboys and Robin's Men: The Facets of Armed Robbery -- An Argument for Narrative Roles -- Narrative Studies -- Proactive and Reactive Behaviour -- Seeking Opportunity vs. Available Opportunity -- Situational Control vs. Lack of Situational Control -- Random Risk-taking vs. Intentional Risk-taking -- Impulsivity and Rationality -- The Commonalties between Robberies -- References -- 5 Criminal Weapon Use in Brazil: A Psychological Analysis -- The Research Problem -- The Meaning of the Objects: The Psychological Significance -- The Weapon as a Tool of Criminal Activity -- Expressive and Instrumental: Aspects of Offending Behaviour -- Personality Dimensions and Individuals' Characteristics -- 6 The Contribution of Psychological Research to Arson Investigation -- The Relationship between the Meaning of the eapon andExpressive/Instrumental Offending Behaviour -- The Relationship between the Meaning of the Weapon andPersonality Dimensions -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 Theft at Work -- Introduction -- Social Science and Workplace Crime -- Individualist -- Socio-Cultural Approaches -- Bridging the Gap between Approaches -- The Relationship Between Actions and Characteristics -- Offenders Classified into Three Broad Groups -- Cognitive and Motivational Issues -- Implications for Investigations -- Implications for Executives -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 8 The Psychology of Fraud -- The Variety of Fraud -- The Frequency of Fraud -- Investigative Concerns -- Types of Fraudster -- The Psychological Processes of Fraud -- Implications for the Future -- Conclusions -- Principle Source -- References. |
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9 Statistical Approaches to Offender Profiling -- The Case of the Yorkshire Ripper -- Aims of Our Research -- Description of the Research -- Characteristics of Offenders -- Reliability of Police Descriptions of Offenders -- Developing an Offender Profile -- Methods of Apprehension of Offenders -- Accuracy of Victim and Witness Descriptions -- Predicting Offenders from Offence and Victim Characteristics -- How Far Do Offenders Repeat Similar Types of Offences and Victims? -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 Using Corporate Data to Combat Crime against Organisations: A Review of the Issues -- Introduction -- Corporate Crime Data requires Revaluation as a Valuable Source ofIntelligence -- How is Corporate Crime Data Different to Other Sources of Data? -- The Problem of Recording -- How Can This Data Be Utilised in This Context? -- What Contribution Can the Analysis of Corporate Crime Data Make? -- What is Required to Realise the Value of CCD for Crime Prevention, Investigation and Research Purposes? -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Crime Analysis: Principles for Analysing Everyday Serial Crime -- Commonplace Crime -- Crime Analysts - Data Detectives -- Analysis - A Modern Approach? -- Pins in Maps -- What is Crime Analysis? -- The Applicability of Science - Psychology -- A Model -- Organising Operational Crime Analysis -- Crime Analysis in Action -- References. |
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| Alt author |
Alison, Laurence J.
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| ISBN |
9781351745390 (electronic bk.) |
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