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Criminal Profiling

Jennifer Green Walden University CRJS – 3010 - 1

Brent Paterline

October 15, 2022

Historical Influences in Profiling

1 CRIMINAL PROFILING IS CRUCIAL WHEN LOOKING INTO CRIME SCENES. CRIMINAL

PROFILING HAS BEEN EVOLVING MORE AND MORE OVER TIME. CRIMINAL PROFILING IN

THE MODERN ERA IS MORE SCIENCE THAN ART. MOST MODERN PROFILING

TECHNIQUES ARE BASED ON SCIENCE. THEY DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE WAYS IN

WHICH PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY PROFILED. HOWEVER, THE EVOLUTION OF THE

PRESENT-DAY PROFILING METHODS WAS IMPACTED BY THE PAST PROFILING

PRACTICES. 2 ONE OF THE CURRENT PROFILING TECHNIQUES, FOR INSTANCE, IS THE

GATHERING OF MEDICAL EVIDENCE. 1 IN THIS, A MEDICAL EXPERT IS HIRED TO

IDENTIFY THE OFFENDER'S PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL TRAITS (FRANCESE,

2019). TRADITIONAL PROFILING METHODS INCLUDED BEHAVIORAL PROFILING. IT IS

THE ONE THAT HAD AN IMPACT ON THE PRACTICE OF ACQUIRING CLINICAL EVIDENCE

PROFILING. FURTHERMORE, THE CURRENT METHODS OF PROFILING ARE GUIDED BY

THE CRITERIA FOR HISTORICAL PROFILING. Consider the idea that criminals may possess certain

physical traits. 2 THESE TRAITS ARE USED TO CATEGORIZE CRIMINALS INTO DIFFERENT

GROUPS (CHIFFLET, 2015). 1 THESE TRAITS CAN BE USED BY THE CRIMINAL PROFILER

TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN MASS MURDERERS AND SERIAL KILLERS. 2 IN ORDER TO

IDENTIFY CRIMINAL PROPENSITIES, HISTORICAL PROFILING INCLUDED ASSESSMENTS

OF PERSONALITY AND MENTAL CAPACITY. 1 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF APPLYING

SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES, THE ASSESSMENT IS CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH

EXISTING PROFILING STANDARDS.

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2 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROFILERS

CRIMINAL PROFILERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. THEY

HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS TO APPREHEND OFFENDERS. THE CRIMINAL

PROFILES THEY DEVELOP MAKE ARRESTING THE CRIMINALS EASIER. IN DOING THIS,

CRIMINAL PROFILER PERFORMS MANY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. FIRST, THEY

REVIEW THE EVIDENCE LYING AT THE CRIME SCENES. THEY REVIEW IT TO GET MANY

DETAILS ABOUT THE CRIME. THIS ALSO HELPS TO IDENTIFY THE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

OF THE CRIMINALS (FRANCESE, 2019). SECONDLY, THEY FIND AS MUCH INFORMATION

AS THEY CAN ABOUT SUSPECTS. THEY USE THIS INFORMATION TO DEVELOP A CRIMINAL

PROFILE. THIRDLY, CRIMINAL PROFILERS STUDY THE CRIME SCENE TO DETERMINE

THE BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF THE OFFENDERS (HOLMES & HOLMES 2009).

CONSEQUENTLY, THEY WRITE THE REPORT, COMPILE DATA AND MAKE CONCLUSIONS

THAT THEY PROVIDE IN COURTS AS TESTIMONY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THESE

PROFESSIONALS ADVISE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS ON THE

TECHNIQUES THEY SHOULD USE TO PURSUE CRIMINALS.

DETECTION AND APPREHENSION OF SERIAL AND MASS MURDERERS

Through their roles, goals, and responsibilities, criminal profilers help in the detection and apprehension of

criminals. 2 HOWEVER, HOW THEY DO THIS MIGHT AID THE APPREHENSION OF SERIAL

KILLERS AND MASS MURDERERS. IF THEY DEVELOP VAGUE CRIMINAL PROFILES FOR

SERIAL KILLERS AND MASS MURDERS, IT WILL BE HARD TO MAKE APPREHENSION.

WITH SUCH A PROFILE, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CANNOT EASILY NARROW DOWN

THE LIST OF SUSPECTS TO IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT WHO COMMITTED THE MASS

MURDER OR A SERIES OF MURDERS (HOLMES & HOLMES 2009). MOREOVER, THEIR

CREATION OF A PROFILE WITH SCANT INFORMATION CAN SLOW THE APPREHENSION OF

SERIAL KILLERS AND MASS MURDERS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE PROFILE USES

PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIONS ONLY WITHOUT PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS LIKE

HEIGHT, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THE POLICE TO APPREHEND THE SUSPECT.

HOWEVER, DEVELOPING A DETAILED PROFILE WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION WILL AID

THE APPREHENSION OF THESE CRIMINALS. SUCH A PROFILE CONSISTS OF BEHAVIORAL,

PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND PHYSICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRIMINALS (FRANCESE,

2019). PROFILERS WHO DO IN-DEPTH RESEARCH ABOUT SERIAL CRIMINALS AND MASS

MURDERERS WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE THIS INFORMATION IN A MORE DETAILED WAY.

THE MORE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, THE HIGHER THE CHANCES OF

DETECTING THE SUSPECTS AND APPREHENDING THEM.

References

Chifflet, P. (2015). 2 QUESTIONING THE VALIDITY OF CRIMINAL PROFILING: AN EVIDENCE-

BASED APPROACH. AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, 48(2),

238–255. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1177/0004865814530732 HOLMES, R. 1 M., & HOLMES, S. T.

(2009). 3 PROFILING VIOLENT CRIMES: AN INVESTIGATIVE TOOL. Sage Publications.

3 THOUSAND OAKS, CA: 1 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC.FRANCESE, S. (2019). 2 CRIMINAL

PROFILING THROUGH MALDI MS BASED TECHNOLOGIES - BREAKING BARRIERS