Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes

This is the second edition of the landmark book that standardized the language and terminology used throughout the criminal justice system. It classifies the critical characteristics of the perpetrators and victims of major crimes—murder, arson, sexual assault, and nonlethal acts—based on the motivation of the offender. The second edition contains new classifications on computer crimes, religion-extremist murder, and elder female sexual homicide. This edition also contains new information on stalking and child abduction, the use of biological agents as weapons, cybercrimes, Internet child sex offenders, burglary and rape, and homicidal poisoning. In addition, many of the case studies and crime statistics have been updated.

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Title of ebook: Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes
ISBN: 9780787986421
parent-ISBN: 9780787985011
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Internet download file size: 2322 kb
Pages: 576
Published: 08-2006
Released online for download: 08-28-2006
Author of eBook: Douglas, John E.
Author of eBook: Burgess, Ann W.
Author of eBook: Burgess, Allen G.

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Crime Classification Manual

A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes

Chapter One

Modus Operandi and the Signature Aspects of Violent Crime

JOHN E. DOUGLAS LAUREN K. DOUGLAS

In September 1989, a Shreveport, Louisiana, man named Nathaniel Code Jr. stood trial for murder. The jury determined Code had murdered eight people between 1984 and 1987. These eight homicides took place during three different events: one murder in 1984, four in 1985, and three in 1987. There were several disparities in modus operandi (actions taken by an offender during the perpetration of a crime in order to perpetrate that crime) and victimology (characteristics of the victims) among the three crime scenes.

Could one man be linked to the murders at all three scenes? With differences in modus operandi (MO) and victimology, what could link Code with each of these eight homicides? MO a ... read full excerpt from Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes ebook

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Crime Classification Manual

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