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

A must have tool for the Criminal Justice or Psychology major, criminal investigator, CSI or even Patrol Officer. This book is the Bible of profiling and a great tool used to solve criminal investigations. I am a board-certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and graduate of the National Forensic Academy & highly recommend this book.

In Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crime, Douglas et al describe where this book came from, which informs the entire rest of the discussion. Earlier on in profiling, there was a general attempt to work with the DSM III (now V), the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual (APA), which was itself intended to help standardize diagnoses’ in psychiatric disciplines. Before DSM came out, Psych diagnoses were at times badly disorganized.However, DSM wasn’t really a good fit for criminologists. For instance, the focus in the DSM quite appropriately is often on the patient’s perception; not so much the attendant facts; great for the clinical or practicing psychologist but not so for the investigator, profiler, &c.The profile of a crime may well lend itself to quite a few DSM axes. This doesn’t help classifying the crime nor the types of offenders. And so Douglas, Ressler, et al, came up with the idea to create a DSM for crime. This is what you’re seeing before you.This is an excellent early attempt to do something that is amazingly difficult. When one looks at the history of criminal classification, then looks at the CCM, this is a splendid step forward. But it’s far from the end. Lots needs to be done on this in order for it to achieve the encyclopedic gravitas of the DSM (also, the DSM is deeply involved in how to charge for services – one reason it’s so widely accepted). For instance, Douglas points that the original classification of crime scenes as Organized or Disorganized wasn’t ideal in that any given crime scene may show components of each.As such, this book isn’t offered as a pure textbook nor as a source whose only purpose is to convey pure information. Instead, this is one of the most recent academic works attempting to scientifically define the various identifiers for violent crime.I think it’s an excellent read, a noble effort, and nowhere near the last word on this broadening subject.

Excellent book. If you're a detective or investigator this is the book for you. Great buy, awesome read.

Every forensic or criminal justice student's 'bible'.

The bible of crime classification. Includes types of victims, crime scene interpretation, forensic evaluation, etc. Highly recommendable.

I'm an Indigent Defense Lawyer that has been handling court appointed criminal cases for over 12 years. I found this book rather dense but very helpful. The authors wanted something that would function like the DSM for the mental illness practitioners. This is a tough task. I'd say they did a good job. We'll see if it stands the test of time.

Excellent quick reference guide.

Amazing book!

The book came on time and it was in perfect t condition. I have started reading but, other than that I like it! Is the book I wanted.

My daughter loves the Hannibal series and enjoys the complete set now.Just a little bit concerned that she likes studying "Serial Killers" so much!

Purchased for my daughter for her college program. She seems very happy with it.

Lots of information to get through

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