Criminal psychological profiling of serial arson crimes

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 631-656

  Kocsis, Richard N ^a   Cooksey, Ray W ^b  

^a University of New England ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSON; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OFFENDER; POPULATION MODEL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

ADULT; CRIME; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY;

EID: 0036896237     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X02238159     Document Type: Article

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