criminal profiling
police science
Also known as: criminal investigative analysis, offender profiling
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- In police: Criminal profiling
Criminal or offender profiling, also known as criminal investigative analysis, rests on the assumption that characteristics of an offender can be deduced by a systematic examination of characteristics of the offense. Criminal profiling is most effective in investigations of serial crimes, such as…
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Metesky
- In George Metesky
Brussel developed an elaborate profile in December 1956 and predicted that the Mad Bomber was (1) a foreign-born male of eastern European descent; (2) between 40 and 50 years of age; (3) a bachelor living with female relatives; (4) a clean-shaven, neatly dressed man with an athletic build; and…
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