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The Evil That Men Do: FBI Profiler Roy Hazelwood's Journey into the Minds of Sexual Predators
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.1530973
EAN: 9780312970604
ISBN: 0312970609
Label: St. Martin's True Crime
Manufacturer: St. Martin's True Crime
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: January 15, 2000
Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime
Release Date: December 30, 1999
Studio: St. Martin's True Crime
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Editorial Review:
The Evil That Men Do profiles the profilers--the investigators who study crimes to try to figure out how, why, and by whom crimes were committed. The focus is on veteran profiler Roy Hazelwood, who played an important role in the growing legitimacy of the art and science of psychological profiling, often seen by police forces as a questionable practice. Through his chillingly accurate profiles and his ability to predict criminal behavior, as well as his keen and creative logical reasoning, Hazelwood has proven himself not only to the law enforcement professionals who use his services but to the public at large.
Michaud doesn't approach his subject gingerly. While the profilers are treated like regular guys with a really weird job, the crime descriptions can be nauseatingly graphic. Although some of the accounts are funny, this is primarily a disturbing glimpse at some of the most deranged and violent people modern society has produced. --Lisa Higgins
Twenty-two years in the FBI, sixteen of them as a member of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit. Thousands of homicides, rapes, suicides, and other gruesome crimes. Roy Hazelwood, like many investigators, has seen it all. But unlike most, he's gone further -- into the dark and twisted psyches of serial killers and sadistic sexual offenders -- and has emerged as one of the world's foremost experts on the sexual criminal.Now, acclaimed true-crime writer Stephen G. Michaud takes you into the heart of Hazelwood's work through dozens of startling cases, including those of the Lonely Heart Killer, the "Ken and Barbie" killings, the Atlanta Child Murders, and many more. Here Michaud and Hazelwood go beyond the lurid details, to a deeper understanding of the depraved minds behind the grisly crimes, in a stark, startling, and fascinating work you will not soon forget.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - BUY THIS BOOK! WORTH EVERY PENNY! MUST-HAVE!
This book moved me!!! It's sheer creepiness, and macabe contents made me blaze through it, as the authors words and accounts of "evil" ran chills down my spine! I was strangely facsinated by the acts of the sick monsters that make up this book. I loved every moment of this book, but was sad because of course they are all real!! It's a sad testament to these monsters in our society, and will make you wonder if that reclusive neighbor is only that, or more? This book started my whole facsination with ... Read More
Rating:  - Uneven, picks up steam in the middle
I've read several books on criminal profiling, and had always been meaning to read this one. Hazelwood is a giant in the field, so pretty much any book about him is required reading for a criminal profiling junkie like myself.
I have to agree with previous reviewers that this book starts out in a disorganized, herky jerky fashion with abrupt transitions between Hazelwood's personal biography and the various cases he has worked on. This disorganized style makes it difficult to really appreciate ... Read More
Rating:  - Boring!
I was hoping for a synthesis of findings, rather than a rambling, never-ending series of anecdotes. Further, the latest evidence on criminal profiling is at best mixed - indicating little scientific credibility or practical usefulness.
Rating: - A disturbing look at the career of an FBI profiler
This book uses Roy Hazelwood's experiences to show the evolution of the current investigative tools and techniques used for violent sex crimes. Given the success of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, much of the material here is now pretty well known and commonly accepted. It was quite enlightening to be reminded that the investigation of these crimes was once treated very differently. Hazelwood's focus on research helped him develop new tools and techniques that have terrifically improved both the ability ... Read More
Rating:  - Can do without
It is a shame that Stephen Michaud let Roy Hazelwood contribute to this book. If Stephen Michaud would have done it alone, I think it would have been great. Unfortunately that was not the case.
For those who have not read Roy Hazelwood's work, let me explain that it has been my experience as hard core criminology and profile researcher, that his books are more about him and his ego (if you will) then the subject itself.
Roy Hazelwood needs to concentrate on setting constructive examples of his very broad ... Read More
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