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He is going over ferensic science.
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He is a: Certified criminal profieler.
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Criminal Profiling, Part 1:
This major crime-solving discipline evolved around some very high-profile crimes, usually, but not always, with success. Updated with new chapter on the mission of the Behavioral Sciences Unit today.
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She is a Certified FBI DETECTIVE.Criminal Profiling, Principles and Practice, by Richard Kocsis, Ph.D., has recently been published; the book "provides a compendium of original scientific research on constructing a criminal profile. The author, a leading profiling expert, utilizes a distinct approach referred to as Crime Action Profiling (CAP), a technique that has its foundations in the disciplinary knowledge of forensic psychology (added 8.2006).
Two volumes on criminal profiling and the psychology of serial crimes, edited by Dr. Richard Kocsis (Australia) will be published in March 2007 by Humana Press; regarding legal issues, there will be a chapter by Caroline B. Meyer called "Criminal profiling as expert evidence? An international case law perspective" in the first book (added 8.2006).
The feedback page has been updated (08.2006)
Update of the students page (added 3.2006)
Conference information: The Case, The Courts, The Consequences, Liverpool, 27-30 June 2006, hosted by Prof. David Canter (added 3.2006)
Research new publications online at Sciencedirect or Ingenta. If you are part of a subscribed institution, they provide full text articles of many journals (added 3.2006)
Auswahl der Publikationen des Bundeskriminalamts Wiesbaden 2003/4 mit Bezug zum Täter-Profiling: Operative Fallanalyse im Überblick; Qualitätsstandards der Fallanalyse; Geografisches Verhalten fremder Täter bei sexuellen Gewaltdelikten. Vgl. auch die Literaturseite (added 12.2004)
New references (added 12.2003/02.2004)
Feedback-update (added 07.2003)
Neue Referenzen deutschsprachiger wissenschaftlicher Aufsätze (added 04.2003)
Die SCAPNet-Statuten Version 1.1 (added April 2003)
New, improved discussion forum (added 04.2003)
Sniper case update (added 04.2003)
Tagung Polizei & Psychologie am 18. und 19. März 2003 in Frankfurt a.M., u.a. zum Thema Täterprofile (added 03.2003)
ViCLAS wird am 1.1.2003 auch in der Schweiz eingeführt (added 12.2002)
Fachtagung "gefährliche Straftäter" an der Universität Bielefeld am 14.12.2002; Programm ansehen (added 12.2002)
Crime fiction author Patricia Cornwell claims to have solved Jack the Ripper mystery in her new book, Portrait of a Killer: Jack The Ripper—Case Closed (added 11.2002)
U.S. sniper murders and profiling update - profiles lacking accuracy (added 11.2002)
U.S. anthrax attacks - FBI's theory is now doubted (added 11.2002)
"Das Täterprofil aus interdisziplinärer Sicht, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Strafprozessrechts": Jetzt auch als HTML-Version (added 10.2002)
81. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin, 24.-28. September 2002 in Rostock-Warnemünde: zur Relevanz der Rechtsmedizin für Täterprofile (added 10.2002)
Recent European multiple murderers:
Der Fall Mischa Ebner (in German) (updated 09.2002).
Englischer Serienmörder Harold Shipman, Arzt, verurteilt wegen Mordes zu 15mal lebenslanger Haft/English serial murderer Harold Shipman, MD, sentenced to life in prison (in German) (added 08.2002).
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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.
Depending on the literature one reads, the professional development of profiling over the past several decades will most likely be attributed to the work of the Behavioral Sciences Unit (BSU) at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia. More specifically, a few key agents will be known by name, if not by reputation, including John Douglas, Robert Ressler and Roy Hazelwood amongst others. Many of the mass-market conceptions often include an agent as a representative of the BSU working on the case with local law enforcement. While the role of the Bureau in the development of profiling cannot be denied, they are often afforded a greater involvement in criminal investigations than they have in reality, and many of the agents (current and retired) are often attributed with developing methods that were in place before they even reached the FBI.
Profiling most notably can be traced back to work done in the latter part of the last century, and possibly before this in a variety of forms. There has been a definite growth since this early work, with a diverse array of individuals doing a great deal of both research and practical work in criminal profiling.
It is the purpose of this article to explore the historical roots of modern criminal profiling, and to provide insight into how the modern methods have developed. Firstly, a very general history of profiling shall be covered. Following this, the development of the FBI method will be examined, along with a brief discussion about how this method is applied. Thirdly, the methods of David Canter, a psychologist from the United Kingdom will be examined and a discussion about his methods shall follow. Lastly, the method known as Behavioural Evidence Analysis, developed by Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist from the USA shall be covered. It is not intended to provide an in depth critique of each method, rather, in keeping with the theme of the paper to discuss the historical development of each, which will include a brief overview of each methods major theories.
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Forensic Graphology - Criminal Profiling
Criminal profiling can play a very important part in identifying a criminal suspect. Virtually every, or any, crime shows mental, emotional or personality traits which can be analysed for profiling purposes.
A competent profile is always grounded firmly on physical evidence. In the event of there being handwriting present, the analysis of this handwriting can support, confirm and possibly add to the criminal profile.
Ruth has experience in the presentation of Expert Evidence in Courts of Law in England and Northern Ireland, including cases of murder, abduction and ransom, where the speedy identification of likely suspects has been of prime importance.
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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.
Depending on the literature one reads, the professional development of profiling over the past several decades will most likely be attributed to the work of the Behavioral Sciences Unit (BSU) at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia. More specifically, a few key agents will be known by name, if not by reputation, including John Douglas, Robert Ressler and Roy Hazelwood amongst others. Many of the mass-market conceptions often include an agent as a representative of the BSU working on the case with local law enforcement. While the role of the Bureau in the development of profiling cannot be denied, they are often afforded a greater involvement in criminal investigations than they have in reality, and many of the agents (current and retired) are often attributed with developing methods that were in place before they even reached the FBI.
Profiling most notably can be traced back to work done in the latter part of the last century, and possibly before this in a variety of forms. There has been a definite growth since this early work, with a diverse array of individuals doing a great deal of both research and practical work in criminal profiling.
It is the purpose of this article to explore the historical roots of modern criminal profiling, and to provide insight into how the modern methods have developed. Firstly, a very general history of profiling shall be covered. Following this, the development of the FBI method will be examined, along with a brief discussion about how this method is applied. Thirdly, the methods of David Canter, a psychologist from the United Kingdom will be examined and a discussion about his methods shall follow. Lastly, the method known as Behavioural Evidence Analysis, developed by Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist from the USA shall be covered. It is not intended to provide an in depth critique of each method, rather, in keeping with the theme of the paper to discuss the historical development of each, which will include a brief overview of each methods major theories.
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Depending on who and what you read, you will often get a very contradictory report of exactly who developed criminal profiling. This is especially true when it comes to the FBI, with many retired agents claiming sole responsibility for the development of many of the methods still in use today. It should come as no surprise that profiling in one way, shape, or form was employed long before the Bureau even came into existence. For many years, the work of individual psychologists and psychiatrists could be described as profiling, in that they often provided advice to police agencies as to the type of perpetrator they were seeking, including their possible motivations for the crime.
These kinds of recommendations are still produced today by many mental health practitioners on an ‘as needed’ basis and it is rare to find one psychologist or psychiatrist not employed in a law enforcement setting who only does profiling in their daily duties. The interpretations they make of criminal behaviour are usually the result of their knowledge of the human personality and of various psychological disorders. As a result, their interpretations tend to revolve heavily around personality and psychological anomalies. Mostly though, these assessments were provided after the fact (once a suspect was apprehended), and often revolved around issues of ‘insanity’ [Reference 4].
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It is a commonly held belief that agents of the FBI developed the profiling process while working on serial crime investigations across the United States. In reality, the people who can be genuinely attributed with its development were using the practice long before these agents arrived at The Bureau. During the 1960’s, a man by the name of Howard Teten began to develop his approach to profiling while working on the San Leandro, California Police Department [Reference 7]. Howard’s theoretical background for this was provided by the staff at the School of Criminology, at the University of California, some of whom were renowned leaders in their respective fields.
Later, when Teten became a Special Agent, he initiated his profiling program in 1970 [see Reference 7] and compiled his first profile in Amarillo, Texas that same year [see Reference 1]. Teten was later teamed up with Pat Mullany who taught the abnormal psychological aspects of human behaviour, while Howard demonstrated how behaviour could be determined from the evidence at the scene [Reference 7]. Also in 1970, Teten taught the first course at the FBI National Academy, entitled Applied Criminology, a course that has been taught every year since.
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The first step in the process of BEA is known as the Equivocal Forensic Analysis. It is equivocal in the sense that the interpretation of the evidence could have more than one meaning, and the purpose of this step is to assess the most likely meaning of the evidence. This step is important because “one cannot render a thorough criminal profile until the physical evidence has been analysed and interpreted” [Reference 6, page 57].
The equivocal forensic analysis draws upon a variety of sources, which may include but is in no way limited to [References 1, 4 and 6]:
crime scene photos, videos and sketches
investigators reports
evidence logs and evidence submission forms
autopsy reports, videos and photos
interviews of witnesses and neighbours
any other relevant documentation, interviews, or information
map of the victims travel prior to death
background of the victim
5.
He is going over ferensic science.
He is a: Certified criminal profieler.
She is a Certified FBI DETECTIVE.Criminal Profiling, Principles and Practice, by Richard Kocsis, Ph.D., has recently been published; the book "provides a compendium of original scientific research on constructing a criminal profile. The author, a leading profiling expert, utilizes a distinct approach referred to as Crime Action Profiling (CAP), a technique that has its foundations in the disciplinary knowledge of forensic psychology (added 8.2006).
Two volumes on criminal profiling and the psychology of serial crimes, edited by Dr. Richard Kocsis (Australia) will be published in March 2007 by Humana Press; regarding legal issues, there will be a chapter by Caroline B. Meyer called "Criminal profiling as expert evidence? An international case law perspective" in the first book (added 8.2006).
The feedback page has been updated (08.2006)
Update of the students page (added 3.2006)
Conference information: The Case, The Courts, The Consequences, Liverpool, 27-30 June 2006, hosted by Prof. David Canter (added 3.2006)
Research new publications online at Sciencedirect or Ingenta. If you are part of a subscribed institution, they provide full text articles of many journals (added 3.2006)
Auswahl der Publikationen des Bundeskriminalamts Wiesbaden 2003/4 mit Bezug zum Täter-Profiling: Operative Fallanalyse im Überblick; Qualitätsstandards der Fallanalyse; Geografisches Verhalten fremder Täter bei sexuellen Gewaltdelikten. Vgl. auch die Literaturseite (added 12.2004)
New references (added 12.2003/02.2004)
Feedback-update (added 07.2003)
Neue Referenzen deutschsprachiger wissenschaftlicher Aufsätze (added 04.2003)
Die SCAPNet-Statuten Version 1.1 (added April 2003)
New, improved discussion forum (added 04.2003)
Sniper case update (added 04.2003)
Tagung Polizei & Psychologie am 18. und 19. März 2003 in Frankfurt a.M., u.a. zum Thema Täterprofile (added 03.2003)
ViCLAS wird am 1.1.2003 auch in der Schweiz eingeführt (added 12.2002)
Fachtagung "gefährliche Straftäter" an der Universität Bielefeld am 14.12.2002; Programm ansehen (added 12.2002)
Crime fiction author Patricia Cornwell claims to have solved Jack the Ripper mystery in her new book, Portrait of a Killer: Jack The Ripper—Case Closed (added 11.2002)
U.S. sniper murders and profiling update - profiles lacking accuracy (added 11.2002)
U.S. anthrax attacks - FBI's theory is now doubted (added 11.2002)
"Das Täterprofil aus interdisziplinärer Sicht, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Strafprozessrechts": Jetzt auch als HTML-Version (added 10.2002)
81. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin, 24.-28. September 2002 in Rostock-Warnemünde: zur Relevanz der Rechtsmedizin für Täterprofile (added 10.2002)
Recent European multiple murderers:
Der Fall Mischa Ebner (in German) (updated 09.2002).
Englischer Serienmörder Harold Shipman, Arzt, verurteilt wegen Mordes zu 15mal lebenslanger Haft/English serial murderer Harold Shipman, MD, sentenced to life in prison (in German) (added 08.2002).
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.
Depending on the literature one reads, the professional development of profiling over the past several decades will most likely be attributed to the work of the Behavioral Sciences Unit (BSU) at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia. More specifically, a few key agents will be known by name, if not by reputation, including John Douglas, Robert Ressler and Roy Hazelwood amongst others. Many of the mass-market conceptions often include an agent as a representative of the BSU working on the case with local law enforcement. While the role of the Bureau in the development of profiling cannot be denied, they are often afforded a greater involvement in criminal investigations than they have in reality, and many of the agents (current and retired) are often attributed with developing methods that were in place before they even reached the FBI.
Profiling most notably can be traced back to work done in the latter part of the last century, and possibly before this in a variety of forms. There has been a definite growth since this early work, with a diverse array of individuals doing a great deal of both research and practical work in criminal profiling.
It is the purpose of this article to explore the historical roots of modern criminal profiling, and to provide insight into how the modern methods have developed. Firstly, a very general history of profiling shall be covered. Following this, the development of the FBI method will be examined, along with a brief discussion about how this method is applied. Thirdly, the methods of David Canter, a psychologist from the United Kingdom will be examined and a discussion about his methods shall follow. Lastly, the method known as Behavioural Evidence Analysis, developed by Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist from the USA shall be covered. It is not intended to provide an in depth critique of each method, rather, in keeping with the theme of the paper to discuss the historical development of each, which will include a brief overview of each methods major theories.
Forensic Graphology - Criminal Profiling
Criminal profiling can play a very important part in identifying a criminal suspect. Virtually every, or any, crime shows mental, emotional or personality traits which can be analysed for profiling purposes.
A competent profile is always grounded firmly on physical evidence. In the event of there being handwriting present, the analysis of this handwriting can support, confirm and possibly add to the criminal profile.
Ruth has experience in the presentation of Expert Evidence in Courts of Law in England and Northern Ireland, including cases of murder, abduction and ransom, where the speedy identification of likely suspects has been of prime importance. 
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.
Depending on the literature one reads, the professional development of profiling over the past several decades will most likely be attributed to the work of the Behavioral Sciences Unit (BSU) at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia. More specifically, a few key agents will be known by name, if not by reputation, including John Douglas, Robert Ressler and Roy Hazelwood amongst others. Many of the mass-market conceptions often include an agent as a representative of the BSU working on the case with local law enforcement. While the role of the Bureau in the development of profiling cannot be denied, they are often afforded a greater involvement in criminal investigations than they have in reality, and many of the agents (current and retired) are often attributed with developing methods that were in place before they even reached the FBI.
Profiling most notably can be traced back to work done in the latter part of the last century, and possibly before this in a variety of forms. There has been a definite growth since this early work, with a diverse array of individuals doing a great deal of both research and practical work in criminal profiling.
It is the purpose of this article to explore the historical roots of modern criminal profiling, and to provide insight into how the modern methods have developed. Firstly, a very general history of profiling shall be covered. Following this, the development of the FBI method will be examined, along with a brief discussion about how this method is applied. Thirdly, the methods of David Canter, a psychologist from the United Kingdom will be examined and a discussion about his methods shall follow. Lastly, the method known as Behavioural Evidence Analysis, developed by Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist from the USA shall be covered. It is not intended to provide an in depth critique of each method, rather, in keeping with the theme of the paper to discuss the historical development of each, which will include a brief overview of each methods major theories.
Depending on who and what you read, you will often get a very contradictory report of exactly who developed criminal profiling. This is especially true when it comes to the FBI, with many retired agents claiming sole responsibility for the development of many of the methods still in use today. It should come as no surprise that profiling in one way, shape, or form was employed long before the Bureau even came into existence. For many years, the work of individual psychologists and psychiatrists could be described as profiling, in that they often provided advice to police agencies as to the type of perpetrator they were seeking, including their possible motivations for the crime.
These kinds of recommendations are still produced today by many mental health practitioners on an ‘as needed’ basis and it is rare to find one psychologist or psychiatrist not employed in a law enforcement setting who only does profiling in their daily duties. The interpretations they make of criminal behaviour are usually the result of their knowledge of the human personality and of various psychological disorders. As a result, their interpretations tend to revolve heavily around personality and psychological anomalies. Mostly though, these assessments were provided after the fact (once a suspect was apprehended), and often revolved around issues of ‘insanity’ [Reference 4].
It is a commonly held belief that agents of the FBI developed the profiling process while working on serial crime investigations across the United States. In reality, the people who can be genuinely attributed with its development were using the practice long before these agents arrived at The Bureau. During the 1960’s, a man by the name of Howard Teten began to develop his approach to profiling while working on the San Leandro, California Police Department [Reference 7]. Howard’s theoretical background for this was provided by the staff at the School of Criminology, at the University of California, some of whom were renowned leaders in their respective fields.
Later, when Teten became a Special Agent, he initiated his profiling program in 1970 [see Reference 7] and compiled his first profile in Amarillo, Texas that same year [see Reference 1]. Teten was later teamed up with Pat Mullany who taught the abnormal psychological aspects of human behaviour, while Howard demonstrated how behaviour could be determined from the evidence at the scene [Reference 7]. Also in 1970, Teten taught the first course at the FBI National Academy, entitled Applied Criminology, a course that has been taught every year since.
The first step in the process of BEA is known as the Equivocal Forensic Analysis. It is equivocal in the sense that the interpretation of the evidence could have more than one meaning, and the purpose of this step is to assess the most likely meaning of the evidence. This step is important because “one cannot render a thorough criminal profile until the physical evidence has been analysed and interpreted” [Reference 6, page 57].
The equivocal forensic analysis draws upon a variety of sources, which may include but is in no way limited to [References 1, 4 and 6]:
crime scene photos, videos and sketches
investigators reports
evidence logs and evidence submission forms
autopsy reports, videos and photos
interviews of witnesses and neighbours
any other relevant documentation, interviews, or information
map of the victims travel prior to death
background of the victim