Mapping
Murder -
The Secrets of Geographical Profiling
David Canter (2003)
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Mapping Murder lifts the lid on geographical profiling,
showing how the physical journeys criminals take to commit their crimes
throw light in their psychological journeys. By making sense of the
inner narratives revealed in offence locations offenders' residences
can be indicated to help investigations, and our understanding of the
criminal mind increased.
The book covers many investigations around the world that Professor
Canter contributed to as well as revisiting well-known cases to see
what insights the geographical analysis gives to the actions of these
criminals. The Journal of Fred West is studied to reveal how it throws
light on the significance of his home as a seductive web. The purported
Diary of Jack the Ripper is examined together with a reconsideration
of the spatial locations of the Whitechapel murders to see if the inner
and outer space are compatible.
Robert Keppel says of the book 'in this gripping account he sweeps us
along on a faascinating journey that will change for ever what it means
to follow a criminal's footsteps'.
