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The Absence Of Written Profiles

As mentioned, many of those claiming to be criminal profilers have not actually written a criminal profile report in the course of their work—making it impossible to gauge their competence.

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Unmasking the True Expertise of Criminal Profilers

The inability of any criminal profiler to provide even one sample of competent work product is a red flag. What most mean when they say that they are a criminal profiler is—either they study crime in some fashion (and are a criminologist or mental health professional); or they like being called a criminal profiler but really have not ever done that work directly. Most fall into the second category, enjoying what people think they do without ever really having done it.

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Real Criminal Profilers: Uniting Evidence and Expertise

Succinctly, real criminal profilers examine evidence for clients; they do so with expectation of giving evidence in court, no matter the circumstance (because if they are any good at what they do, it is going to wind up in court whether they like it or not); and they write clear, well-cited reports based upon their examinations. They do not confuse reading the newspaper for conducting research—because they know the newspaper is not a reliable source for data;

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Ethical Expertise in Crime Scene Analysis

They do not confuse themselves for mental health professionals and attempt to “diagnose” the crime scene (unless they have those credentials and have conducted the proper assessments—in which case they are not prof i ling a crime scene but assessing a subject); they know their methods, and any inherent limitations, as they can be distinguished from the methods of others; and they do not play on the ignorance of the public or other professionals when doing their work.

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And this is all made painfully clear by virtue of the nature, quality, and existence of their written findings.

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CURATOR'S NOTE

Finished the translation of the book

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