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| By: Cram101 Textbook Reviews ISBN: 1428813446 Publisher: AIPI Release Date: 27 October, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 881162 | When I bought this product in no way did the description say that the textbook was not part of the purchase. I assumed I was buying the textbook as it was advertised with the cover of the textbook as it's picture. <br /> <br />Very unhappy. | |
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| By: Bernard E Whitley ISBN: 0072932333 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Release Date: 18 April, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 727335 | ||
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| By: Keith S. Dobson, Kenneth D. Craig ISBN: 0761906436 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc Release Date: 18 June, 1996 Bioscience book rank: 936808 | ||
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| By: Don DeNevi, John H. Campbell, Stephen Band, John E. Otto ISBN: 1591021359 Publisher: Prometheus Books Release Date: November, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 136028 | Many true crime fans, myself included, have torn through the books by John Douglas and other ex-members of the Behavioral Sciences Unit or BSU. We marveled at their ability to deduce intricate details of a killer's personality and lifestyle from the type of crimes they committed. We read with wonder at how they became almost overnight sensations after helping catch Wayne Williams, the man convicted of the Atlanta Child Murders. <br /> <br />Movies have also engrained them in our psyche. From Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter, we see these men as brave, driven, and inteligent almost to the point of clairvoyance. <br /> <br />But what are these men really like, behind closed doors? And how did they come to form the group that law enforcement agencies and laypeople alike admire and respect? <br /> <br />That is where Into the Minds of Madmen starts. It is not a book filled with chapter after chapter of car chases, midnight plane rides, or stakeouts to catch a serial killer. Instead it deals with the minutiae of how the Behavioral Science Unit came into being. <br /> <br />Granted, there are stories of how the team of "profilers" worked on several cases. But the goal of this book, as they state clearly in the forward is not to "resort to retelling the same sensational serial-killing stories," but instead to tell of the formation of a group that would revolutionize crime scene investigation and the methods used to catch serial offenders. <br /> <br />I will admit, the book can be a bit bland at times. But there is a lot of history contained in these pages, history you won't probably find anywhere else. And several of the men who spoke with DeNevi and Campbell, agents who worked in the early years of the unit, give a hint at some of the theories, books, and studies they read, which led them to create this new method of criminal investigation. <br /> <br />For those folks that are truly interested in the BSU, not just the thrilling stories, this is a must-read. The history contained here and the chance to get a glimpse into what made these men tick, how they developed the advanced procedures and methods almost taken for granted today, will give you a newfound respect for these men who blazed a trail that has given us all a better feeling of security. | |
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| By: Bernard E. Whitley ISBN: 0767421752 Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Company Release Date: 2001 Bioscience book rank: 886813 | I had the fortunate experiences of taking a research methods course with the author using the first edition of this text during my masters work, and reviewing portions of the new second edition before publication. Dr. Whitley's text is well written and includes detailed descriptions of topics often under-developed or ignored by other authors (e.g. the social responsibilities of researchers). At all times he keeps the (often difficult) material readable and accessible to students who approach the book with varying levels of previous training, using actual published research as examples instead of the fictional studies often employed by authors. Nothing is overlooked or left to chance. By keeping the text relatively light on statistics, he has allowed even students with statistics anxiety a chance to learn what they need to know to be effective research psychologists. Copies of both editions of this text remain in my personal library and are regularly consulted when I am faced with a question in designing research projects. I am always sure of finding the correct answers. For first year graduates in Psychology this is one of the most readable texts currently on the market. As a first year Master's student, I found the text helpful in applying theory to practice. Filled with practical examples, simplicity and a minimum of statistics, this text is a must for statistic phobic graduates. The text also serves as a handy reference guide, and doubles as an invaluable tool in thesis preparation. | |
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| By: Jack P. Hailman, Karen B. Strier ISBN: 0521533880 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Release Date: 20 November, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 281532 | ||
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| By: Matthias von Davier, Claus H. Carstensen ISBN: 0387329161 Publisher: Springer Release Date: 15 December, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 999716 | ||
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| By: Michael Greenacre, Jorg Blasius ISBN: 1584886285 Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC Release Date: 23 June, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 289329 | ||
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| By: Vikas Bhushan, Vishal Pall, Tao Le ISBN: 1405104104 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Release Date: 01 May, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 652776 | ||
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| By: Rudolf N. Cardinal, Michael R.F. Aitken ISBN: 0805855866 Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Release Date: 17 November, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 1025603 | ||
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