Michael Arntfield Boeken

Explore the intricate thought processes of a top cold case investigator as you delve into the methods and techniques used to unravel complex murder mysteries. This book offers a unique perspective on criminal investigation, providing insights into the challenges faced when revisiting unsolved cases and the innovative strategies employed to crack them. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of the investigative mindset and the meticulous work involved in bringing justice to long-forgotten victims.

Focusing on the intersection of technology and mental health, this book explores the detrimental impacts of social media on issues such as depression and personality disorders. Through case studies and guidelines, it aims to inform policymakers, parents, educators, and criminal justice professionals about the alarming connections between social media use and the emergence of mood disorders and violent behaviors, particularly among American youth. The text serves as a critical resource for understanding these modern challenges.

Set in London, Ontario, the narrative explores a city notorious for its real-life depravity and villainy, evoking comparisons to mythical places like Gotham and Gomorrah. The story delves into the dark underbelly of this urban landscape, revealing the true monsters that inhabit it and the chilling realities of their actions. Through vivid storytelling, it examines the complexities of morality and the human condition against a backdrop of crime and corruption.

Exploring the intersection of Victorian-era crime fiction and Gothic horror, the book examines how these literary genres have influenced modern investigative forensic techniques employed by law enforcement. Michael Arntfield delves into the historical context and lasting impact of these narratives on contemporary crime-solving methods, highlighting the evolution of forensic science through a literary lens.

This groundbreaking anthology examines the phenomenon of crime and our historical understanding - and misunderstanding - of the criminal mind through the lens of the humanities, unpacking foundational concepts in criminology and criminal investigative analysis through disciplines such as the visual arts, cultural studies, religious studies, and comparative literature. Edited by two key figures in this burgeoning field who are also pre-eminent experts in both forensic semiotics and literary criminology, this book breathes new life into the humanities disciplines by using them as a collective locus for the study of everything from serial homicide, sexual disorders, and police recruiting and corruption to the epistemology of criminal insanity. Using a multidisciplinary framework that traverses myriad pedagogies and invokes a number of methodologies, this anthology boasts chapters written by some of the world's key scholars working at the crossroads of crime, media, and culture as broadly defined.