Robert Keppel


robert keppel
Robert Keppel
Title: Associate Professor
College: Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
Dept: Criminal Justice
Phone:203.931.2901
Email: rkeppel@newhaven.edu

Office:

300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516

Education

Ph.D., University of Washington, 1992
M.Ed., Seattle University, 1979
M.A., Washington State University, 1967
B.A., Washington State University, 1966


Published Books and Articles

  • "The Rarity of Unusual Body Dispositions of Victim Bodies: Staging and Posing," Journal of Forensic Sciences
  • "The Jack the Ripper Murders: A Modus Operandi and Signature Analysis of the 1888-91 Whitechapel Murders," Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling
  • "Child Abduction Murder: An Analysis of the Effect of Time and Distance Separation of Murder Incident Sites on Solvability," Journal of Forensic Sciences
  • "The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations: The Grisly Business Unit," Academic Press
  • "Investigation of the Serial Offender: Linking Cases through Modus Operandi and Signature," In Joseph Schlesinger (ed), Serial Offenders:  Current Thought, Recent Findings, CRC Press

Courses Taught

CJ 201
Principles of Criminal Investigation

CJ 440/650  Death Investigation: Scene to Court

CJ 450/459
Special Topics: Serial Murder

FOR 632
Advanced Investiation I

FOR 633
Advanced Investigation II

 

 

 

 







Other

Dr. Keppel's research interests focus on murder and its investigation.  He has conducted studies on child abduction murders in the US, homicide solvability factors, and using computers to help solve violent crimes.  Dr. Keppel was formerly the Chief Investigator at the WA State Attorney General's Office.
University of New Haven
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