... gruesome and bloody crimes. He examines the crime and scene in order to obtain clues about the criminal's personality and lifestyle following each criminal's journey in both a psychological and geographical manner. The second section of the book is not all as enthralling as the first. In this section Canter discusses his theories, views and other associated subjects. The second section is designed to make one think and consider rather than be engrossed in the book. Analysis of behavioural patterns are interlinked with Erik Erikson's (1963) stages of psychosocial development as Canter expresses his fascination by the sanity of Eriksson's vision and believes that his characterization of the life story as a series of encounters may have a direct contribution to make towards the understanding of criminal behaviour. Canter also considers Freud's Oedipus complex that a boy may sexually desire his mother and have feelings of jealousy ad hatred for ...

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