David Canter

David Canter is professor emeritus at the University of Liverpool, UK. Internationally known for developing the emerging field of investigative psychology, he has published widely on many aspects of social, environmental, and forensic psychology. His book Criminal Shadows received the Gold Dagger Award for Nonfiction and the Anthony Award for Best True Crime. He also wrote and presented a six-part TV documentary series on his work in geographical offender profiling, which was later published as his book Mapping Murder.