Taking stock of accuracy in criminal profiling: The theoretical quandary for investigative psychology

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-261

  Kocsis, Richard ^a   Middledorp, Jenny ^b   Karpin, Anne ^b  

^a Macquarie University ^*  (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Criminal profiling; Meta analysis; Predictive validity; Psychological profiling

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFLICT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; OFFENDER; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 67649105793     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: 15229092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228930802282006     Document Type: Review

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