Mapping Murder: The secrets of geographical profiling Investigative Psychology: Offender Profiling and the Analysis of Criminal Action David Victor Canter (born 5 January 1944) is a British psychologist[1] known for his contributions to the field of architectural psychology over multiple decades, beginning in the late 1960s.
He is currently emeritus professor at the University of Liverpool, publishing in the fields of environmental and forensic psychology.
[2] This approach uses the evidence left at the crime scene and witness testimony to create a profile of the offender to help with criminal investigations.
as an architectural psychologist, publishing and providing consultancy on the designs of offices, schools, prisons, housing and other building forms, as well as exploring how people made sense of the large scale environment, notably cities.
He set up and was director of the Centre For Investigative Psychology, which is based at the University of Liverpool.