PSYCH 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Crime Classification Manual, Suicide Commando, Roy Hazelwood

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 3CC3
• Professor: Richard B Day

Document Summary

Offender profiling used in the case of serial crimes. Almost never works on the basis of a single crime. You need to have a series of crimes in order to make feasible guesses as to what the offender may be like. Founded 1972: about 45 years old. Used to be called behavioral sciences unit". Early profilers: robert ressler, roy hazelwood, john douglas, written at least dozen books, very influential figure both in real life and fictional profiling, all have written a lot about their experience with the bau. Though we often think of these profilers as being highly accurate in creating profiles, a lot of the ones they have created have also been very inaccurate** (though we don"t see their mistakes as much) Ressler"s books: whoever fights monsters", sexual homicide patterns and motives", crime classification manual". Hazelwood"s books: the evil that men do", the only living witness", dark dreams".