- What is criminal profiling or “criminal investigative analysis”?
- What contributions does psychology make to the process of profiling?
- How valid are criminal profiles?
- Are there reasons why criminal profiling should be approached with caution?
- Profiling techniques have been applied to crimes such as mass murders, serial murders, and more recently, terrorism. What are the similarities and differences between these crimes?
- Are there different motivations influencing these types of crimes?
- Does any of this change if we’re considering a juvenile rather than adult?
- Can profiling be used to predict (and prevent) crimes such as these?
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