Books in the Psychology, Crime and Law series

Captures contemporary attempts to build bridges between the two different disciplines of law and psychology, and establish the true nature of the interaction between the two. This book sets out to bridge the inherent gap between the practice of law and the profession of psychology at an international level.

Geographical Profiling (GP) is the name that has emerged for the examination of where offences take place and the use of that examination to formulate views on the nature of the offender and where s/he might be based. This book brings together a cross-section of the major papers published in the field.

Geographical Offender Profiling (GOP) relies on a combination of principles and methodologies drawn from different disciplines, including psychology, geography, criminology and forensic science. This book brings together papers published in the field that indicate the ways in which GOP has and can be utilized in many different criminal contexts.

Studies in investigative psychology require a special methodology, developed by David Canter to allow scientific explorations in such a challenging field, previously assumed not to be open empirical study. In this book the practical potential and applications of the research are given.