- Overview
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This book is a nonfiction story about the experiences of Kwon Il Yong, the ex-police chief superintendent, who profiled criminals not merely as a criminal psychologist but as the first Korean profiler certified by the National Police Agency.
- Book Intro
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The real world of the criminal psychological analysis of Kwon Il Yong, a living history of profiling in Korea
Major serial murder cases from the 2000s that are vividly depicted through elaborate examination and studies
Those Who Read Evil Minds is a nonfiction story about the experiences of Kwon Il Yong, the ex-police chief superintendent who is the first profiler in Korea. Kwon Il Yong and Ko Namu have cowritten stories about profilers who had pivotal roles in investigating and arresting serial murderers who sent shock waves throughout the nation.
Ex-police chief superintendent Kwon Il Yong started his career when he was recruited to be on a detective task force. He is a self-made man who became the first profiler in Korea at a time when the term “profiling” was unfamiliar to most people. When Korea was a wasteland for criminal psychology analysis, he built the foundation for profiling by thoroughly investigating and delving into criminals’ minds. He also played a role in establishing the criminal behavior analysis team, a profiling team at the National Police Agency.
Those Who Read Evil Minds describes the process of Detective Kwon becoming the first profiler in Korea, the creation of the first profiling team in Korea, and the team’s activities, from providing decisive clues to an investigation to overcoming conventional norms and stereotypes. The book offers a fast-paced depiction of intense mind games between a profiler and a criminal, dramatic scenes in which a profiler makes his/her point against distrust in the field toward unfamiliar investigative techniques, and the agonies of profilers who have to face horrible crimes in their daily lives.
- About the Author
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Kwon IL Yong; Ko Namu
Kwon Il Yong is the first Korean profiler as well as a Doctor of Criminology. He worked as a CSI profiler at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the head of the criminal behavior analysis team at the National Police Agency, and a professor in charge of profiling and homicide investigation at the Korea Police Investigation Academy. Kwon played a crucial role in the creation and growth of the first profiling team in Korea. He was certified as the first crime analysis master of the Korea Police Agency in 2008 and was awarded the Korea CSI Grand Prize in 2011. He was a recipient of the Order of Okjo Service Merit in 2016.
Ko Namu is a nonfiction writer and biographer. He had long worked as a journalist for the newspaper Hankyoreh. His works include Chun Doo Hwan: Man Still Alive . He also serially published the series Testimony of Survivors of the Crimes of the Chijon Gang on the Kakao Story Funding platform.
