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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > criminal investigation > forensics > criminal profiling
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensics > criminal profiling
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensics > criminal profiling

Preferred term

criminal profiling  

Definition

  • Criminal profiling has captured the public's attention over the last two decades. Indeed, profilers have become the detectives of choice for many modern-day mystery novels. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Criminal Profiling]

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