Obsession - Softcover

Douglas, John; Olshaker, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671017047 ISBN 13: 9780671017040

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1998

Synopsis

The authors of "Journey into Darkness" probes the minds of both the hunter and the hunted in this powerful exploration of human behavior. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the penetrators, Douglas exposes the chilling obsessions that compel the murderers, rapists, and stalkers of modern times.

About this title

About the Author:

John Douglas has become the leading expert on criminal personality profiling and the pioneer of modern criminal investigative analysis during his remarkable twenty-five-year career with the FBI. He conducted the first organized study into the methods and motivations of serial criminals and has aided police departments and prosecutors throughout the world. A veteran of the Air Force, he is the author of numerous articles and presentations on criminology and the coauthor of the landmark books Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives and Crime Classification Manual. He has been called upon to analyze violent crimes from those of the Unabomber to the Nicole Brown Simpson-Ron Goldman and JonBenet Ramsey murders. John Douglas and Mark Olshaker coauthored Mindhunter: Inside the FBl's Elite Serial Crime Unit; Unabomber: On the Trail of America's Most-Wanted Serial Killer; and Journey into Darkness. He lives in the Washington, D.C., area.

Synopsis:

Combines profiles of numerous well-known criminal cases with practical advice on how to protect oneself against attack in a study of the violent crimes committed against women and the elderly.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0671017047
• ISBN 13: 9780671017040
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 496