The Transparent Cabal or Profiling Violent Crimes

The Transparent Cabal: The Neoconservative Agenda, War in the Middle East, and the National Interest of Israel

Author: Stephen J Sniegoski

Although it is generally understood that American neoconservatives pushed hard for the war in Iraq, this book forcefully argues that the neocons' goal was not the spread of democracy, but the protection of Israel's interests in the Middle East. Showing that the neocon movement has always identified closely with the interests of Israel's Likudnik right wing, the discussion contends that neocon advice on Iraq was the exact opposite of conventional United States foreign policy, which has always sought to maintain stability in the region to promote the flow of oil. Various players in the rush to war are assessed according to their motives, including President Bush, Ariel Sharon, members of the foreign-policy establishment, and the American people, who are seen not as having been dragged into war against their will, but as ready after 9/11 for retaliation.

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Profiling Violent Crimes: An Investigative Tool

Author: Stephen T Holmes

"I highly recommend the second edition of Profiling Violent Crimes for classroom use. It is easy to read and understand, and it makes good sense." --Jack Levin, Northeastern University "Professor Holmes is to be congratulated for producing such a quality work as this for his second edition. I strongly recommend this volume for anyone teaching in the areas of violence, criminal behavior, or serial crime. . . . With this book, Ronald M. Holmes has reasserted himself as one of the leading authorities concerning the area of serial crime. . . . I believe that Profiling Violent Crimes, Second Edition will enhance the field of serial crime profiling for many years." --Robert Hale, Southeastern Louisiana University [also see praise for the first edition in the master below this one] With captivating new additions to the best-selling first edition, Profiling Violent Crimes, Second Edition offers a state-of-the-art overview of the general principles of profiling. Presenting the techniques required to develop a complete sociopsychological profile, authors Ronald M. Holmes and Stephen T. Holmes discuss how to use this important tool as a part of effective investigations. Intriguing case examples and illustrations portray the complexity of deviant personality while maintaining a scientific focus and approach. Augmented by valuable tables and charts, this edition also features extensive updates and new chapters on pedophilia, arson, geoforensic information, and the use of computers in profiling. As a textbook vital to students in criminology and criminal justice fields, or as a resource for criminal justice professionals and researchers, Profiling Violent Crimes, Second Edition contributessignificantly to the knowledge about violent personalities and behaviors.

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Extensively revised to include new material in this fast-expanding field, this volume includes new chapters addressing criminal behavior theories and psychological profiling, autoerotic deaths, and occult crimes, as well as detailed profiles of several famous unsolved crimes and criminals including the Jon Benet Ramsay case and Jack the Ripper. Other additions include a chapter on victims and improved coverage of the theoretical aspects of sociopsychological profiling. Suitable for students in criminology and criminal justice as well as for professionals and researchers in those fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface and Acknowledgments
1	Psychological Profiling: An Introduction	1
	Inductive Versus Deductive Profiling	5
	Goals in Profiling	7
	Profiling: An Art, Not a Science	10
2	Profiling in Fantasy and Fact	16
	Sherlock Holmes: The Master Detective	16
	Will Graham and Red Dragon	18
	Clarice Starling and The Silence of the Lambs	20
	Zoe Koehler: A Female Serial Murderer	21
	Dr. Laszlo Kreizler: The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness	23
	Other Works of Fiction and Psychological Profiling	23
	Profiling in Fact	25
	Profile of a Rape Case	31
	An Actual Profile: Mrs. Charlene L. Miller	32
3	The Rationale for Psychological Profiling	37
	Personality and Crime	37
	New Ways of Viewing the Personality	40
	Assumptions of the Profiling Process	40
4	Criminal Theories and Psychological Profiling	47
	Theories of Crime and Criminality	49
	Individual Theories of Crime	50
	Social and Ecological Theories of Crime	65
	Combining the Disciplines	68
	Key Terms	69
5	Analyzing the Crime Scene	71
	Beyond the Physical Evidence	71
	Psychological Profiling Typology	72
	Crime Scene Differences	80
6	Arson and Psychological Profiling	85
	What Is Arson?	85
	Statistics on Arson	87
	A View of the Firesetter	89
	Typologies of Firesetters	90
	The Pyromaniac's Firesetting Experience	98
	Types of Arsonists	100
	Organized Versus Disorganized Personality	104
7	Profiling Serial Murderers	109
	Typology of Serial Murderers	110
	Spatial Mobility of Serial Killers	111
	Serial Murderers: General Characteristics	115
	Profiling a Serial Murder Case	126
8	Psychological Profiling and Rape	139
	Definitions of Rape	139
	Statistics on Rape	140
	Selected Characteristics of Rapists	142
	Psychology and Rape	143
	Typology of Rapists	144
9	Pedophilia and Psychological Profiling	158
	Child Molester or Pedophile	158
	Types of Pedophiles	161
	Profiling Child Molester Types	168
10	Autoeroticism	172
	What Is Autoerotic Sex Behavior?	173
	Traits and Characteristics of Autoerotic Practitioners	176
	Autoerotic Scene Indicators	179
	Evidence of Past Autoerotic Behaviors	182
11	Profiling Satanic and Cult-Related Murders	185
	Roots of Satanism	186
	Satanism in the United States	186
	The Satanic Bible	187
	Types of Personal Involvement in Satanism	188
	General Beliefs in Satanism	195
	Satanic Masses	199
	Satanic Ceremonies	200
	Crime Scene Elements	202
12	Geography, Profiling, and Predatory Criminals	208
	The Role of Geography	208
	The Nature of Geographic Profiling	215
	Computerized Geographical Analyses	220
13	Jack the Ripper: A Case for Psychological Profiling	223
	Victim: Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols	224
	Victim: Annie Chapman	228
	Victim: Elizabeth Stride	231
	Victim: Catharine Eddowes	234
	Victim: Mary Kelly	236
	Who Was Jack the Ripper?	240
14	Jonbenet Ramsey: The Murder of a Beauty Queen	243
	The Principal Players in the Ramsey Murder Case	243
	The Morning of the Murder, December 26, 1996	247
	Aftermath of the Investigation	255
	The Autopsy Report	255
15	The Victim in Psychological Profiling	268
	Elements in the Victim Profiling Process	268
16	Profiling and the Future	275
	Additional Uses for Profiling	275
	Eduction and Training for Profiling	276
	Computerized Monitoring	277
	Computerized Profiling	279
	References	281
	Index	292
	About the Authors	299