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  2. Offender profiling - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Bond (1841–1901), one of the precursors of offender profiling [1]. Offender profiling, also known as criminal profiling, is an investigative strategy used by law enforcement agencies to identify likely suspects and has been used by investigators to link cases that may have been committed by the same perpetrator. [2]

  3. FBI method of profiling - Wikipedia

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    One of the first American profilers was FBI agent John E. Douglas, who was also instrumental in developing the behavioral science method of law enforcement. [3]The ancestor of modern profiling, R. Ressler (FBI), considered profiling as a process of identifying all the psychological characteristics of an individual, forming a general description of the personality, based on the analysis of the ...

  4. How a Criminal Profiler Works - Interview with Pat Brown - AOL

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    She is now one of the nation's few female criminal profilers -- a sleuth who assists police departments and victims' families by analyzing both physical and behavioral evidence to make the most ...

  5. Geographic profiling - Wikipedia

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    Geographic profiling is a criminal investigative methodology that analyzes the locations of a connected series of crimes to determine the most probable area of offender residence. By incorporating both qualitative and quantitative methods, it assists in understanding spatial behaviour of an offender and focusing the investigation to a smaller ...

  6. Anthropological criminology - Wikipedia

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    Anthropometric data sheet (both sides) of Alphonse Bertillon, a pioneer in anthropological criminology. Anthropological criminology (sometimes referred to as criminal anthropology, literally a combination of the study of the human species and the study of criminals) is a field of offender profiling, based on perceived links between the nature of a crime and the personality or physical ...

  7. The True Story of Serial Killer Expert Ann Burgess Hits Hulu

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    Burgess worked as a forensic nurse during the 1960s and 1970s, and was enlisted by the FBI to consult on criminal cases. In response to a spike in the number of violent and sexual crimes during ...

  8. Behavioral Analysis Unit - Wikipedia

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    Criminal investigative analysis is a process of reviewing crimes from both a behavioral and investigative perspective. It involves reviewing and assessing the facts of a criminal act, interpreting offender behavior, and interaction with the victim, as exhibited during the commission of the crime, or as displayed in the crime scene.

  9. DNA profiling - Wikipedia

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    DNA profiling is a forensic technique in criminal investigations, comparing criminal suspects' profiles to DNA evidence so as to assess the likelihood of their involvement in the crime. [1] [2] It is also used in paternity testing, [3] to establish immigration eligibility, [4] and in genealogical and medical research. DNA profiling has also ...