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Criminal Behavior and Profiling Signs and Symptom

Criminal Behavior and Profiling Signs and Symptoms

Sharondla Harvey

Everest University

December 1, 2014

Criminal Behavior and Profiling Signs and Symptoms

Criminal Behavior and Profiling has always been a focus for psychologists, law

enforcement and in the court of law. Research has stated that it is more often an interaction

between genes and the environment that predicts criminal behavior. Criminal Profiling plays

such a close role with criminal behavior because this technique lets the profiler or investigator

discover patterns, living situations and even racial identity of the suspect.

Criminal Profiling has solved many cases in the recent years of investigations.

The first case where criminal profiling was started was in 1888 in Whitechapel, London.

This case involved the killings of five women. Unfortunately the tools they had back then

failed in the capture of the man that was committing the murders. The only clue that

investigators had at the time was that suspects was believed to be a butcher. (Criminal Profiling

Part 1 History and Method).

Criminal Behavior most say comes from the type of environment and genes the

individual was raised up in or around. That is a touchy subject somewhat. Because now people

that have no background or history of abuse or mental status changes just all of a sudden commit

crimes such as murder. Poverty is said to one factor why criminal behavior exists.

Criminal Behavior and Profiling can also be link to genetics. If the person comes from

parents that have mental status issues and abuse themselves then most likely that child will have

some kind of behavior issues. The best choice to do in a situation like that is to spot signs and

symptoms early on in the childhood and seek professional help as soon as possible. The longer

the signs are ignore the worse the child or adult will be and this causes crimes to be committed

and an unsafe environment for others. Some of the signs could be isolating oneself from others

for long periods of time, wearing dark colored clothes all time, having suicidal thoughts, hearing

voices or even seeing things or people that are not there. If any of these occur with a person they

should seek immediate help soon . There is medications and therapy that can suppress these

Criminal Behavior and Profiling Signs and Symptoms

thoughts and images.

In conclusion both Criminal Behavior and profiling there cannot be evidence to conclude

that genetics play the most important role in the outcome or behavior of an individual.

Neurochemicals, Anti-Social Behavior, Personality Disorders and Traits, Enviornmental

Influences and Genes play roles in criminal behavior and profiling.

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