Mindhunter Chapter Summary

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Savannah Rodriguez
Wellmen CJ V08
October 13, 2015

“Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit”
By: John Douglas and Mark Olshaker Book Report

Written by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, “Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit” was published in 1995. Mindhunter was
New York Times best seller. The book is about John Douglas’s twenty five year career with the Investigative Support Unit. Also, the book is about some of the cases John Douglas investigated. “Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit” is a book about John Douglas and his twenty five year career as a special agent until he retires in 1995. The book begins with John Douglas discussiong the varies jobs he had while growing up. John was a bouncer
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After that job, he attended Montana State. There in Montanna is where he first brushes in with law enforcement. After some more problems with the law in Montana, John returns home where he starts to run a health club located on a base in New York. John Douglas applied to the airforce. When he applied for a radio intercept school which he was over qualified for he soon found out the school had no more room. So he became a clerk typist in New Mexico. While working for the air force, John volunteered with handicap children with recreation programs. When he volunteered with the children he soon discovered what would be his interest in graduate school. While still in the airforce, John became apart of Operation Bootstrap. The government paid for majority of his education to go to school at night. While continuing to vontunteer, New Mexico University psychology department was observing him with the children. They offered him a four year degree in special education scholarship. John told the air force board about the offer, but the air force decided they didn't need anyone with a degree in special education. In 1969, John was

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