''Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes'' (1992) is a text on the classification of
violent crime
A violent crime, violent felony, crime of violence or crime of a violent nature is a crime in which an offender or perpetrator uses or threatens to use harmful Force (law), force upon a victim. This entails both crimes in which the violence, vio ...
s by
John E. Douglas,
Ann W. Burgess, Allen G. Burgess, and
Robert K. Ressler
Robert Kenneth Ressler (February 15, 1937 – May 5, 2013) was an American Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI agent and author. He played a significant role in the offender profiling, psychological profiling of violent offenders in the 1970s a ...
.
Overview
The publication is a result of a project by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and Federal law enforcement in the United States, its principal federal law enforcement ag ...
's
National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime.
A second edition of the book was published in 2006, and added 155 pages of new information and
research
Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...
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See also
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Offender profiling
Offender profiling, also known as criminal profiling, is an investigative strategy used by law enforcement agencies to identify likely suspects and has been used by Detective, investigators to link cases that may have been committed by the same ...
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Forensic psychology Forensic psychology is the application of scientific knowledge and methods (in relation to psychology) to assist in answering legal questions that may arise in criminal, civil, contractual, or other judicial proceedings. Forensic psychology includes ...
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FBI method of profiling
References
External links
Crime Classification ManualPrivate Investigations Consultant
Criminology handbooks and manuals
Classification systems
Law enforcement techniques
Offender profiling
Criminal investigation
Forensic psychology
1992 non-fiction books
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