Novedades del último mes en libros de Criminología

Juan Enrique Soto es Inspector Jefe de Policía Nacional en Segunda Actividad. Antes de hacerse policía ya era psicólogo y durante su carrera profesional ha intentado unir la Psicología y el trabajo policial, sobre todo, la investigacion de delitos graves. Tuvo el privilegio de crear la Seccion de Analisis de Conducta y el Metodo VERA de perfilacion psicologica de agresores desconocidos. A lo largo de estas paginas, Juan Enrique nos cuenta su recorrido como analista de conducta criminal. Pero, como dice Manuel de Juan Espinosa en el prologo, esta no es una biografia al uso. El lector se encontrara que ese trayecto para cumplir un sueño se ve jalonado con la narrativa de casos en los que, poco a poco, podra observar como van cuajando tanto el analista de la conducta como los procedimientos y tecnicas que aplica para resolverlos. La sensacion al leer el libro es que uno no esta leyendo simplemente una biografia, sino algo mas. Como si se oyera una musica de fondo, emerge la sensacion de que se lee una novela.

La perturbadora crónica de uno de los sucesos más estremecedores de los últimos tiempos, plasmado por Carles Porta.Le llamaban padre porque creían que aquel era el precio a pagar por tener una familia. En un pequeño pueblo de Lleida, vivian David Donet y los adolescentes que tenia en acogida. Alli se descubrieron decenas de imagenes y videos que demostraban que el responsable de los menores habia abusado sexualmente de ellos durante 17 años. Carles Porta reconstruye un relato de los sucesos que, lejos de caer en el morbo, revelan como el horror puede convertirse en normalidad. Un caso que permite poner este tema sobre la mesa para romper el tabu y el silencio social que genera.

What is the predictive accuracy and effectiveness of algorithms designed for crime prevention purposes? Are they sufficiently transparent? Are there any inherent biases? This report presents an analysis of three algorithmic tools used by the Spanish administration for predictive analytics in the police and prison sector (VioGen, RisCanvi and VeriPol, the latter of which employs artificial intelligence). The aim is to evaluate the functioning of these three algorithmic systems, particularly in terms of their adherence to fundamental rights. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, integrating quantitative and qualitative techniques. It has been carried out by professors at the Universitat de Valencia and the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, experts in a range of legal fields (criminal, administrative and constitutional law), as well as in statistics and mathematics. The principal findings of the report are as follows: 1) It analyses the predictive accuracy of the three systems and their effectiveness in achieving their intended goal (crime reduction); 2) assesses their degree of transparency for the general public and for the people directly affected by their use; 3) identifies and discusses possible biases; 4) analyses whether they comply with the current European and

How we explain the evils of the world - and the darkest parts of ourselves - has preoccupied humans throughout history. In The Devil's Best Trick, Randall Sullivan investigates historical, religious and cultural conceptions of evil, from Biblical times to European witch hunts to the devil-worshipping 'Black Mass' ceremony. He travels to Mexico to participate in the 'Hour of the Witches' - an annual ceremony in which hundreds of people congregate in the jungle south of Vera Cruz to negotiate terms with El Diablo.He takes us through the most famous exorcism in American history. And he delivers original reporting on the shocking story of a small town in Texas that, in 1988, unravelled into paranoia and panic after a seventeen-year-old boy was found hanging from a tree and rumours about Satanic worship and cults flourished. Nimble and expertly researched, The Devil's Best Trick brilliantly melds cultural and historical commentary with a suspenseful true-crime narrative.Randall Sullivan, whose reportage and narrative skill has been called 'extraordinary' and 'enthralling' by Rolling Stone, takes on a bold task in this book that is both biography of the Devil and a look at how evil manifests in the world.