Forensic Victimology: Examining Violent Crime Victims in Investigative and Legal Contexts

by Brent E. Turvey and Wayne Petherick

Book Overview

The first edition of Forensic Victimology: Examining Violent Crimes in Investigative and Legal Contexts introduced criminologists and criminal investigators to the idea of systematically gathering and examining victim information for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. The concepts presented immediately proved vital to social scientists researching victim--offender relationships; investigators and forensic scientists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0128217685
• ISBN13: 9780128217689
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 612 Pages

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive and easy to read

Whether you want to understand criminal behavior to keep yourself safer or you're a true crime fan this is an excellent read. I encountered this author on the podcast Profiling Evil and found the textbook here. I refer back to it often as I read about crimes in the news. It changed how I look at situations and people for the better.