Cognitive processes in criminal profile construction: A preliminary study

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 662-681

  Kocsis, Richard N ^a   Middledorp, Jenny ^b   Try, Andrew C ^b  

^a Macquarie University ^*  (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Construction; Criminal; Profiling; Psychological

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 27744504489     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05278516     Document Type: Article

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