Inferring the characteristics of an arsonist from crime scene actions: A case study in offender profiling

Pekka Santtila; Helinä Häkkänen; Katarina Fritzon

doi:10.1350/ijps.5.1.1.11242

Inferring the characteristics of an arsonist from crime scene actions: A case study in offender profiling

Pekka Santtila, Helinä Häkkänen, Katarina Fritzon

Faculty of Society & Design

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Discusses the use of psychological models of offender behavior in providing assistance to a police investigation of a series of arsons. Analysis of crime scene and spatial behavior of the offender; Role in providing estimates of the home location of the suspect based on crime locations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of Police Science and Management
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1350/ijps.5.1.1.11242
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2003

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