Drawing a line from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the “Intelligence-Led Policing” scandal in Pasco County, Florida, Corbett lays out a compelling case against the use of criminal profiling. Her argument: In an attempt to understand what makes someone capable of violent crime, we’ve all too often created criminals instead. This book is great for general true crime readers, but goes a step further by prodding readers to consider what the true causes of crime might be, and how that can inform crime prevention initiatives of the future.
The Monsters We Make by Rachel Corbett, (List Price: $28.99, W. W. Norton & Company, 9780393867695, October 2025)
Reviewed by Becca Naylor, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina