The psychological processes underlying rape and murder are discussed in this text. It examines recent findings on serial killing, rape and murder and looks at the implications for understanding the experience of victims.

Contents: Introduction: Profiling rape and murder, David Canter and Laurence Alison; A review of the approach to predicting offenders' spatial crime behaviour, Samantha Hodge; The feasibility of profiling from sexual fantasies, Laurence Alison and Jamie Lee; FBI homicide profiling and FBI homicide classification - the motivational link, Jamie Lee; Levels and variations of violation in rape, David Canter, Steven Reddy and Laurence Alison; An empirical examination of a disorganized/organized categorization of homicide, David Canter and Laurence Alison; Stalking behaviour, Joyce Hargreaves; The psychological classification of homicide, Gabrielle Salfati; Contract murder: a multidimensional analysis of crime scene behaviours, Patrick Crumplin; A multivariate model of serial sexual murder, Samantha Hodge; Design of an empirically based profiling system, Toby Coffey and David Canter; Index.