| Code | BPS/GB/215 |
| Name | Canter; David (1944-); Professor; HonFBPsS, FBPsS, FRSA, CPsychol |
| Title | Professor |
| Forenames | David |
| Surname | Canter |
| Dates | 1944- |
| Epithet | HonFBPsS, FBPsS, FRSA, CPsychol |
| Parallel Name | D Canter |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | British |
| DatesAndPlaces | Liverpool University, 1964-1965
Strathclyde University, 1966-1972
University of Surrey, 1972-1994
University of Liverpool 1994- |
| Address | Denbighsire, Wales |
| Activity | Date of Birth: 05/01/1944
University and Professional Training:
Liverpool University, BA Hons, 1964
Liverpool University, PhD 1969
Other Honours and Awards:
Golden Dagger Award for non-fiction 1994
Anthony Award for non-fiction 1995
Freeman City of Quito 1985
Honorary MD 1987
Honorary member, Japanese Institue of Architects 1970
Fellow of the BPS 1975
Fellow of the Institute of Management 1985
BPS Chartered Psychologist 1988
Academician, Academy of Social Sciences (nd)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts 2000
Honorary Fellow BPS 2008
Honorary Fellow Psychological Association of SA(nd)
Professional career:
Research Associate, Liverpool University, 1964-1965
Research Associate, Strathclyde University, 1966
Research Fellow, Building Performance Res. Unit, Strathclyde, 1967-1970
Lecturer, University of Strathclyde, 1971-1972
Lecturer, University of Surrey, 1972-1978
Reader, University of Surrey, 1978-1983
Prof. Of Applied Psychology, University of Surrey, 1983-1987
Prof. of Psychology, University of Surrey, 1987-1994
Head of Dept of Psychology,University of Surrey, 1987-1991
Professor of Psychology, University of Liverpool 1994-
Director Centre for Investigative Psychology, University of Liverpool 1998-
Involvement with BPS and/or other societies and organisations:
Man. Ed. Jl of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling 2003-
Chair, Psychologists for Peace 1985-1988
President Int Acad of Investigative Psychology 2008
Member: Res Cncl for Complementary Med
London Advsy Bd Salvation Army.
Sources: David Canter's CV.
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| PublishedWorks | Selected Publications:
Architectural Psychology, 1970;
Psychology for Architects, 1974; (ed jtly)
Psychology and the Built Environment, 1974;
Environmental Interaction, 1975; (with P Stringer)
Psychology of Place, 1977; (ed jtly)
Designing for Therapeutic Environments, 1979; (ed)
Fires and Human Behaviour, 1980, 2nd edn 1990; (ed jtly)
Psychology in Practice, 1982; (ed)
Facet Theory, 1985; (ed jtly)
The Research Interview, 1985; (ed jtly)
Environmental Perspectives, 1988; (ed jtly)
Environmental Policy, Assessment of Communication, 1988; (ed jtly)
New Directions in Environmental Participation, 1988; (ed jtly)
Environmental Social Psychology, 1988; (with M. Comber and D. Uzzell)
Football in its Place, 1989; (ed jtly)
Empirical Approaches to Social Representations, 1992;
Criminal Shadows: inside the mind of the serial killer, 1994 (Golden Dagger and Athony Awarded) ; (jtly)
The Facets of Homelessness, 1995;
Psychology in Action, 1996: (ed jtly)
Criminal Detection and the Psychology of Crime, 1997;
Assessing Accounts of Crime, 1998; (ed jtly)
Profiling in Policy and Practice, 1999;
Interviewing and Deception, 1999;
The Social Psychology of Crime, 2000;
Profiling Property Crimes, 2000;
Mapping Murder, 2003;
Becoming an Author (with G.Fairbairn) 2006;
Geographical Offender Profiling 2 vols (with D.Youngs) 2008.
Written and presented six-part TV Series "Mapping Murder" |
| Source | D Canter's CV |
| Conventions | International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN ISBN 0-9696035-3-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 |