HUNTING SERIAL PREDATORS : a multivariate classification approach to profiling violent ... behavior

"The majority of the available published accounts of serial murderers are not in scholarly or technical publications. Even such few academic reviews as do exist typically commence with reference to fictional accounts so that the profile of a serial murderer is typically far from clear or precise. Hunting Serial Predators is unique in that each chapter, written in detail, explains how to research and interpret, psychologically, the crime scene actions of serial killers. The book provides the reader an empirical facet model of the crime scene actions of American serial murderers based on information available to a police inquiry; an overview of the related scientific knowledge, introducing a new method to classify the serial predator, and accounts of the process and difficulties of profiling the serial murderer. By presenting a classification model of serial murderers and their crime scene behaviors based on empirical and repeatable studies, this book makes significant advances in the areas of police investigations, etiology, and treatment possible. The empirical process used to analyze serial murderers' crime scene actions described in Hunting Serial Predators makes it possible to make logical decisions about how to detect, apprehend, and eventually access their dangerousness."--Provided by publisher Hunting Serial Predators: A Multivariate Classification Approach To Profiling Violent Behavior Examines This New Method In-depth. It Presents A Facet Classification Of Serial Murderers And Their Crime Scene Actions Based On Empirical And Repeatable Studies, And Argues That Such An Empirical Process To Analyzing Their Behavior Is Necessary To Make Logical Decisions On How To Detect And Apprehend Them. With Its New, Cutting-edge Classification System, As Well As Thorough Review Of Existing Models, Hunting Serial Predators Helps Facilitate Significant Advances In Homicide Investigation, Etiology, And Treatment.--jacket. 1. Motives For Murder: What Differentiates Killers? -- 2. Reliability, Validity, And Utility Of Extant Serial Murderer Classifications -- 3. A Thematic Facet Model Of Serial Murder -- 4. Research Objectives -- 5. Data Acquisition And Content Analysis -- 6. Research Design And Methodology -- 7. Descriptive Statistics Of Victims -- 8. Descriptive Statistics Of Offenders -- 9. Elements Of Crime Scene Behavior -- 10. Smallest Space Analysis (ssa-i) Of Crime Scene Behaviors -- 11. Partial Order Scalogram Analysis Of Crime Scene Behaviors -- 12. Consistency In Serial Murderers And Their Crime Scene Behaviors -- 13. Modeling Crime Scene Behavior And Background Characteristics -- 14. Applications To Police Investigations -- 15. General Discussion And Conclusions -- App. A. Crime Scene Variables -- App. B. Victim And Offender Background Characteristics. Grover Maurice Godwin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 287-297) And Index.

From Methane to Hydrogen—Making the Switch to a Cleaner Fuel Source

The world’s overdependence on fossil fuels has created environmental problems, such as air pollution and global warming, as well as political and economic unrest. With water as its only by-product and its availability in all parts of the world, hydrogen promises to be the next great fuel source.

All of the Key Aspects of Hydrogen Fuel

Hydrogen Fuel: Production, Transport, and Storage describes various aspects of hydrogen fuel, including production from both renewable and nonrenewable sources, purification, storage, transport, safety, codes, and carbon dioxide sequestration. The book examines the unique properties and uses of the hydrogen molecule, its ability to be produced from numerous energy sources, and its separation and purification. It explains how to transport hydrogen using pipelines and tankers and how to store it using compressed tanks, metal hydrides, carbon adsorbents, and chemical hydrides. The expert contributors also discuss codes and standards, monitoring techniques, and safety designs.

The Path to a Cleaner World and Energy Independence

Focusing on a clean, economical alternative to nonrenewable energy, this volume provides the latest information on the hydrogen fuel economy.

"The majority of the available published accounts of serial murderers are not in scholarly or technical publications. Even such few academic reviews as do exist typically commence with reference to fictional accounts so that the profile of a serial murderer is typically far from clear or precise.Hunting Serial Predators is unique in that each chapter, written in detail, explains how to research and interpret, psychologically, the crime scene actions of serial killers. The book provides the reader an empirical facet model of the crime scene actions of American serial murderers based on information available to a police inquiry; an overview of the related scientific knowledge, introducing a new method to classify the serial predator, and accounts of the process and difficulties of profiling the serial murderer.By presenting a classification model of serial murderers and their crime scene behaviors based on empirical and repeatable studies, this book makes significant advances in the areas of police investigations, etiology, and treatment possible.The empirical process used to analyze serial murderers' crime scene actions described in Hunting Serial Predators makes it possible to make logical decisions about how to detect, apprehend, and eventually access their dangerousness."-- Résumé de l'éditeur As worldwide energy needs continue to increase, so do growing economic and environmental concerns of traditional petroleum energy sources. Hydrogen offers a clean, non-petroleum alternative. To combat the current energy crisis, hydrogen has received major interest as an energy carrier, because it can be made from widely available primary energy sources and produces zero or near zero tailpipe emissions. Focusing on the production, transport, storage, safety, and environmental aspects, "Hydrogen Fuel" provides a comprehensive review of the latest information on hydrogen fuel. This book presents various production methods, including natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, wind energy, biomass, photobiological processes, solar energy, and electrolysis. This reference also discusses storage in tanks, metal hydrides, and carbon materials and deals with the safety of carbon sequestration Presents a facet classification of serial murderer and their crime scene actions based on empirical and repeatable studies, and argues that such an empirical process to analyzing their behavior is necessary to make logical decisions on how to detect and apprehend them. Introduces an approach which encompasses all applications of psychology that have the objective of improving the investigation of serial murder, and crime in general. Draws on data from crime scene actions of 107 US serial killers, and provides a real-life case study. Focusing on the production, transport, storage, safety and environmental aspects of hydrogen fuel, this book also presents various production methods including natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, wind energy, biomass, photobiological processes, solar energy and electrolysis Motives for serial murder have typically been classified within one of four broad explanatory frameworks.