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Question

how can profiling be used to deal with specific types of criminal behaviour?

Answer 1

Criminal profiling provides investigators with a personality "snapshot" or typology which can aid in a suspect's identification and apprehension. The profiling process assists the investigator by reducing the large number of suspects to a discrete set with unique behavioral habits and personality characteristics.

Violent or aberrant crime scenes provide a wide spectrum of forensic evidence. In profiling and apprehending a serial criminal, the increasing number of offenses by an unknown perpetrator increases the total amount of physical and psychological crime scene evidence. Profilers view a crime scene as a classroom where the unknown perpetrator teaches investigators about himself. Often, however, the serial offender plans each crime scene as he learns what behaviors and evidence to include or omit.

Answer 2

The investigative technique, most commonly referred to as criminal profiling, has recently risen in popularity both in practical use and media portrayals. A quick visit to any bookstore will reveal the popularity of the true crime section, and the recent flood of fiction works with a likable lead detective who profiles the offender is equal in volume.