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;

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 ...