 | Sexually Motivated Crimes: Understanding the Profile of the Sex Offender and Applying Theory to Practice Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Bioscience; Law; Social Sciences; Forensic Science; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Mental Health; Criminology - Law; Criminological Psychology; Victims and Victimology; Psychological Disorders - Adult; Forms of Crime; In cases where minimal or no physical evidence exists, behavioral evidence may be all that investigators have available to help them focus the investigation. It may be the only aspect of the case that can link one unsolved case to another, or to numerous other unsolved cases. Sexually Motivated Crimes: Understanding the Profile of the Sex Offender Janet R. Oliva, Ph.D., is a retired inspector and behavioral scientist for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). During her tenure with the GBI, Oliva was considered the state's leading child abuse expert. Committed to educating public safety officers, Dr. Oliva developed and taught numerous law enforcement training programs on sexually motivated crimes and crisis intervention. |
