Practical Aspects of Rape Investigation: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Second Edition

by Ann Wolbert Burgess

Book Overview

This Second Edition of Practical Aspects of Rape Investigation presents the latest research findings on the FBI study of the serial rapist. It also provides new and challenging directions for the investigation and prosecution of rape cases. This scientific national survey, conducted with more than 2,100 police officers presents their attitudes toward rape and how those attitudes affect their work with rape victims. This represents the most current...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849381525
• ISBN13: 9780849381522
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

For those interested in Profiling/Criminal Investigation

This book is about as good as it gets. It covers all the bases an investigator should know about sexual assualt and gives you insite into the criminal mind. I also recommened the Crime Classification Manuel by Douglas, burgess, etc and Criminal Profiling 2nd edt. by Brent Turvey.

A bible for Forsenic examiners

As a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, I found this book to be filled with vital information. This book was required reading for a forensic's class, it was anything but.. I highly recommend this book to professionals in this field, but also anyone who is interested in true crime and studying behaviors.

Comprehensive Resource Book

Written by some of the leading professionals in the field, this book serves as an excellent resource book for any profesional working in the field of sexual assault investigations. It covers victimology, interview, crime scene considerations, SANE/SART programs and protocols. Criminal Investigative Analysis, Indirect Personality Assessment. Includes exhaustive references. This is the first book to buy to start your own referrence library. A must for the novice and experienced professional alike.

Excellent Tool for Investigation and Research

Hazelwood and Burgess provide the novice and the seasoned investigator with vital information about rape investigation and rapists.

Excellent Criminal Profiling/ Rape Investigation Text

Practical Aspects of Rape Investigation is probably the best multi-disciplinary rape investigator's text in existence, and certainly the most comprehensive psychological profiling guide that is available in print. It takes you from the myths and the physical evidence collection, up through the profiling process. It's also very heavily focused on victim's issues which are incredibly important, and very often overlooked or misunderstood. I use this book for our online serial rape investigation book, and I can think of no better student or professional text on non-homicidal serial crime. However, the information is useful for rape-homicides as well. Brent E. Turvey, MS, Criminal Profiler, Knowledge Solutions