Description
Book SynopsisDrawing heavily on original research designed to train police officers to survive deadly encounters, Profiling Cop-Killers examines the sociological history, psychology, and motives of 50 murderers of police officers in 2011. The book identifies the commonalities and differences between groups of offenders by age, examining the previously hidden connections between an offender's lethal choices, criminal history, drug and alcohol usage, and interpersonal relationships.
Using Erikson's theory of life span development, the author applies the test of the struggle for identity to offender profiles, words, and actionsanalyzing the interaction of offenders' maturity levels, mastery of challenges by phase, and degree of deviancy exhibited in their violent acts. The book also includes a closer look at diagnoses of concern and the crossroads of offender behavior and officer actions.
This book aims to equip those who work with offenders, police officers, and t
Table of Contents
Gangster Walk: Teen Cop-Killers. Wild Boys: Cop-Killers in Their Early Twenties. Deterioration: Cop-Killers in Their Late Twenties. Self-Destruction: Cop-Killers in Their Early Thirties. Hard-Core: Cop-Killers in Their Late Thirties. Disturbed: Cop-Killers in Their Early Forties. High and Low: Cop-Killers in Their Late Forties. Ultraviolence: Cop-Killers in Their Early Fifties. Unpredictable: Elderly Cop-Killers. Conclusion and Recommendations. Index.
