In society’s search for the reasons behind why individuals commit crime, there have been many theories. These theories, while still only theories, along with advancements in technology and a scientific approach to evidence collection, have led to the development of a structured approach to understanding crime in general and serial killers in particular. This approach ...
Forensic psychology is a broad but important field in the realm of forensic sciences. The responsibilities of a forensic psychologist often extend beyond the yellow borders of the crime scene. Typically, forensic psychologists offer their expertise in the courtroom, and may apply their knowledge of human psychology to present educated opinions regarding various aspects of ...
A good way to generate new avenues of an investigation that has come to an impasse is to use crime scene reconstruction, as well as crime scene profiling also known as psychological profiling. Crime scene profiling is different from crime scene reconstruction. Unlike crime scene reconstruction that attempts to determine “what happened and how it ...
Many of you are aware of the term profiler. A profiler is a highly educated person who analyzes a murder scene and can make an informed deduction on the type of killer that committed the crime. There are only a handful (literally) of true profilers within the United States. It was in the 1960’s that ...
Criminal profiling, sometimes called ‘offender profiling’, is the process of dissecting the criminal mindset of an unsub, or unknown subject. Although all investigators who deal with violent crime are experienced, at least to some degree, with criminal profiling, there are behavioral psychologists whose sole job is to profile the criminal mind. For example, one of ...
Some people do not realize that when a serial killer, serial rapist or any other serious criminal is on the loose a specialist known as a criminal profiler is brought onto the case to “profile” the criminal. When a profiler is called into the investigation, long hours of work begin for he/she on the case. ...
Almost everyone is familiar with the concept of the police sketch artist: Witnesses describe a suspect as best they can, the sketch artist draws a picture to fit this data, and the police then can use this sketch to assist them in looking for the perpetrator of the crime. Think of a criminal profiler as ...
