Obsession: the FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back - Hardcover

Douglas, John; Olshaker, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684845601 ISBN 13: 9780684845609

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

From the authors of the international bestsellers "Mindhunter" and "Journey into Darkness" comes an in-depth examination of interpersonal crimes committed primarily against women and the elderly--supported by unique insight into the minds of the criminals who commit them. of photos.

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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:

The best-selling authors of Mindhunter combine profiles of numerous well-know cases with practical advice on how to protect oneself and loved ones against violence in a study of the violent, interpersonal crimes committed against women and the elderly. 175,000 first printing. Tour.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0684845601
• ISBN 13: 9780684845609
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 379