David Canter
David Canter is an emeritus professor at the University of Liverpool, and a visiting professor at Liverpool Hope University. Best known as the pioneer of offender profiling in the UK, he has assisted over 150 criminal investigations since 1985. The conviction that any contributions made to investigations and the legal process must have an empirical, scientific basis led him to create the discipline of ‘investigative psychology.’ The emergence of this new field is reviewed in his award-winning popular book Criminal Shadows, and it is covered in detail in the widely acclaimed textbook Investigative Psychology: Offender Profiling and the Analysis of Criminal Behaviour. His most
recent book is Criminal Psychology.
Books by David Canter
“There’s no simple answer as to what forensic psychology is. In a nutshell, it’s research into, and the professional application of, psychology relevant to all aspects of the legal proceedings, but is often broadened to cover the psychology of crime and criminality.” Read more...
The best books on Forensic Psychology
David Canter, Psychologist
“When I was given the task of putting Forensic Psychology for Dummies together, I really had to embrace the whole discipline and find a way of dealing with it that was engaging and scholarly, without being pompous.” Read more...
The best books on Forensic Psychology
David Canter, Psychologist
Interviews with David Canter
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Forensic Psychology for Dummies
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The Criminal
by Havelock Ellis -
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Inside the Criminal Mind
by Stanton Samenow -
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The Psychology of Criminal Conduct: Theory, Research and Practice
by Ronald Blackburn -
5
Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Research and Application
Curtis & Anne Bartol
The best books on Forensic Psychology, recommended by David Canter
The best books on Forensic Psychology, recommended by David Canter
There’s more to criminal psychology than Mindhunter and Silence of the Lambs would have you believe, says the offender profiling pioneer David Canter. Here, he selects five of the best books on forensic psychology.
Interviews where books by David Canter were recommended
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1
Forensic Psychology for Dummies
by David Canter -
2
The Criminal
by Havelock Ellis -
3
Inside the Criminal Mind
by Stanton Samenow -
4
The Psychology of Criminal Conduct: Theory, Research and Practice
by Ronald Blackburn -
5
Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Research and Application
Curtis & Anne Bartol
The best books on Forensic Psychology, recommended by David Canter
The best books on Forensic Psychology, recommended by David Canter
There’s more to criminal psychology than Mindhunter and Silence of the Lambs would have you believe, says the offender profiling pioneer David Canter. Here, he selects five of the best books on forensic psychology.
