Essays on Criminal Profiling

Kocsis (2003) describes criminal profiling (CP) as the process of investigating behaviour patterns with the intention of building a profile of the possible perpetrator. This method of investigation uses evidence from the crime scene as well as any information about the crime to generate a...

Introduction “Criminal profiling is the process of using behavioral evidence left at a crime scene to make inferences about the offender, including inferences about personality characteristics and psychopathology” (Torres, Boccaccini, Miller, 2006). Law enforcement, psychologist, academics and consultants use criminal profiling as an investigation tool...

Behavioral analysis is the study of human behavior applying human characteristics to psychological traits mainly focusing on why this person did this crime and what made him or her do it. I took interest in profiling because of two tv shows and a movie called...

Criminal profiling is a strategy used by police and investigators in criminal cases such as rape, murder, and abduction. However, since the late 1990s criminal profiling was extended to other criminal cases like arson, terrorism, and burglary. Most people have an understanding of criminal profiling...

Dowden, Bennell & Bloomfield believe that offender profiling is a process by which an offender’s behavioural, socio-demographic and personality characteristics are predicted on the basis of crime scene evidence. Baker & Napier also suggested the purpose of offender profiling as investigative method used by FBI...

“Criminal Profiling is the process of inferring distinctive personality characteristics of individuals responsible for committing crimes.” (Swanson) A process Swanson, Chamelin and Territo claim has a history of fifty years, in all actuality can be dated back more than twice as long. The first documented...

Criminal Profiling To police forces, criminal profiling is relatively knew. However, the idea of criminal profiling has been around for centuries. Criminal profiling was used in the 1700s, to find heretics and witches. In the early 19th century, Scotland Yard began the study of clues...

In order for a profiler to be successful in their attempts, several facets of the crime need to be considered. Modus Operandi (M.O.) and Signature are two key components. Through the exploration of the crime scene, all involved parties attempt to identify evidence germane to...

The Prison Officer The prison officer responsibilities are many; they act as security of the prison. This involves supervision of CCTV or prisoners directly, care of prisoner’s property, they write reports and the one where I will focus my attention is the performance of rehabilitation...

Psychologist play a major role in society. They work in hospitals, treatment centers, behavioral centers, outpatient health centers, courts, jails, and detention centers. They watch for changes in their patient’s behavior, attitude, and mood. These medical professional documents whether the changes in the client’s behavior...

In the academic journal “Behavioral Sciences and the Law,” John Douglas, Robert Ressler, Ann Burgess, and Carol Hartman collectively wrote an article about criminal profiling and how the process is generated. The FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit has been working with different agencies with different jurisdictions...

How many times do we see racial discrimination in our world? In this paper, we will research racial profiling in law enforcement in the USA which is the most relevant topic now. In many cases, law enforcement has lost the trust and respect in many...