Criminal Profiling is a unique work centered on the deductive profiling method developed by the author and motivated by the limited knowledge available regarding the criminal profiling process. Deductive profiling is different from other forms of profiling in that it focuses on criminal profiling as an investigative process, solving real crime through an honest understanding of the nature and behavior of criminals. It approaches each criminal incident as its own universe of behaviors and relationships. Throughout the text, the author illustrates and emphasizes the most crucial tenet that any good criminal profiler should adhere to: the enthusiastic desire to investigate and examine the facts. This Second Edition contains the same core knowledge that made the first edition a best-seller while introducing a wealth of new material. This expanded and thoroughly revised edition includes a completely new set of case studies including the Sam Sheppard trial. New chapters include expanded coverage on false reports, psychological autopsies, criminal profiling in court, stalking, domestic homicide, sexual asphyxia, and staged crime scenes. Contributors include: John J. Baeza, Eoghan Casey, W. Jerry Chisum, Dana S. La Fon, Michael McGrath, Wayne Petherick.

Table of Contents:
1. A History of Criminal Profiling 2. Inductive Criminal Profiling 3. Deductive Criminal Profiling 4. Case Assessment 5. An Introduction to Crime Reconstruction 6. Evidence Dynamics 7. Wound Pattern Analysis 8. Victimology 9. The Psychological Autopsy 10. False Reports 11. Crime Scene Characteristics 12. Organized vs. Disorganized - A False Dichotomy 13. Understanding Modus Operandi 14. Staged Crime Scenes 15. Understanding Offender Signature 16. Criminal Motivation 17. Offender Characteristics 18. Criminal Profiling in Court 19. Fire and Explosives: Behavioral Aspects 20. Psychopathic Behavior 21. Sadistic Behavior 22. Domestic Homicides 23. Sexual Asphyxia 24. Stalking 25. Serial Homicide 26. Sadistic Rape 27. Cyberpatterns: Criminal Behavior on the Internet 28. Ethics and the Criminal Profiler Appendix I: The Academy of Behavioral Profiling: Criminal Profiling Guidelines Appendix II: The Estate of Samuel H. Sheppard v. Ohio Criminal Profiling in the Death of Marilyn Reese Sheppard Appendix III: Threshold Assessment: Wisconsin v. John Maloney Post Conviction Review of an Alleged Arson-Murder Appendix IV: Threshold Assessment: Leanne S. Holland, Homicide Post Conviction Review of Child Sexual Homicide in Australia Appendix V: Threshold Assessment: Illinois v. Gerald Simonson Post Conviction Review of a Sexual Homicide Appendix VI: Linkage Analysis: California v. Wayne Adam Ford Post Conviction Review of an Alleged Arson-Murder Glossary