Independent Directed Studies Project
Criminal
Profiling
By: Monet Yabut
What is Criminal
Profiling?
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In this first chapter you will
learn, what exactly a
Criminal Profiler is and
what they do. You will also
find some examples of
different types of profiling.
Section 1
What is Criminal
Profiling?
Have you ever watched the show “Criminal Minds” ? If you
have, you would probably know that the main cast in this show
work for the Behavioral Analysis Unit in the FBI. They work as
Criminal Profilers! They help solve cases with their knowledge,
and help catch Criminals! For those who don’t know, criminal
profiling is gathering available information from a crime, or
crime scene, and creating a psychological profile of the unidentified subject. (or like in the show Criminal Minds, the “unsub”)
What is a psychological profile you ask? Well, a psychological
profile is a list of basic characteristics of an unidentified subject, or criminal. This list could include the age range of the
criminal, or even if the criminal had some issues in the past or
previous convictions. Criminal Profilers usually help the government with this information.This information can help narrow
down a suspect list, and if there is someone who fits the characteristics on the profile, it could help catch the Criminal! People in this field of work usually have studied Criminal Behavior
and/or Human Psychology, which I will talk about more later on
in this iBook.
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Section 2
Types of Profiling
There are two types of profiling, deductive
profiling and inductive profiling. The main
difference between the two is that in inductive profiling you would profile an offender
from what is known from the offender,
whereas in deductive profiling you would
profile an offender from what is known
Inductive Profiling
Inductive Profiling is a type of profiling where, they use criminals of the past and try to connect the minds of those criminals,
and use it to try to create a profile of the Criminal. Inductive profilers assume that when a criminal commits a crime, they have
a similar motive, or background as a criminal who committed a
crime that was similar in the past. For example, someone is targeting people who are 20-25 years old. This person is likely to
be older than 30, because in a crime in the past, that was the
case.
Deductive Profiling
Deductive and Inductive profiling is different, because instead
of using criminals from the past and comparing them to the
ones in the crime at task, deductive profiling uses actual evidence from the crime. Deductive Profiling is a type of profiling
where, they use forensic evidence from the crime scene, crime,
etc. to solve their crimes. For example, with murders, investigators can find out if the unidentified subject is organized, which
means the killer planned an attack on a certain person, or if
they were disorganized, meaning that the murder was just spontaneous and they didn’t have a plan.
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Other types of
Profiling
There are other types of profiling too. For example, racial profiling and geographic profiling.
Racial Profiling
Racial profiling is where someone profiles a criminal based on their race, ethnicity, etc. They use
stereotypical assumptions to make decisions about
the criminal. Racial profiling is different from Criminal profiling, because criminal profiling relies on
the actual behavior or on the information of the
criminal.
Geographic Profiling
Geographic profiling is where they try and predict
the location of the criminal. In geographic profiling
they try and determine the work, home, social venues, the routes they tend to travel on, etc.
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Section 3
Examples of the
Types of Profiling
Inductive Profiling Example
To refresh your memory, inductive profiling is where they take
crimes from the past, and use that information to connect it to a
case in the present. For example, let’s say that there was a fact
that says, that 75% of killers that kill people in alleys are caucasian, therefore the killer is likely to be caucasian. The example
showed that you can take facts from old crimes, and put them
in a case you or someone else is working on.
Deductive Profiling
Deductive profiling takes information from the actual crime itself, evidence, etc., and uses that to solve the case. For example, someone’s body was found in a locked warehouse close in
a waterfront section. Someone could say that the criminal felt
comfortable with the area and can easily access to it. The example showed that you can take information from the actual crime
itself and create a hypothesis about the criminal.
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History of Criminal
Profiling
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You will learn about the
Jack the Ripper in this
Chapter. You will see some
famous people that were
Criminal profilers, etc.
Section 1
Famous Criminal
Profilers
Dr. Thomas Bond
Some notable profilers include:
Thomas Bond - Known for trying to profile the personality
of Jack the Ripper. He assisted in the autopsy of Mary
Kelly, one of Jack the Rippers victims.
Walter C. Langer - He was asked to attempt to create a
profile of Adolf Hitler and he created a book.
David Canter - Known for creating a profile of the Railway Killer, of which 13 out of the 17 proclamations were accurate.
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Section 2
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper, also known as the Whitechapel Murderer and
Leather Apron, was an unidentified serial killer roaming around
the Whitechapel district of London in the late 1800’s. There has
been 5 known murders by Jack the Ripper. These 5 victims
were called the Canonical Five. The canonical 5 included Mary
Ann Nichols, Mark Jane Kelly, Catherine Eddowes, Annie Chapman, and Elizabeth Stride. Now, how does this serial killer connect to Criminal Profiling? Dr. Thomas Bond, as mentioned previously, was asked to give his opinion on Jack the Ripper. The
criminal profile of Jack the Ripper that was created by Bond
was one of the earliest surviving profiles. Many people have
tried to profile and investigate who Jack the Ripper is, but to this
day, he remains unknown.
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Job Information
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You will learn more about
what you need to take
(course wise) to become a
Criminal Profiler, and
approximately how much
annually a Criminal profiler
makes.
Section 1
Courses/Education
After reading this iBook, maybe you might think
of becoming a Criminal Profiler. Well, you can’t just become a Criminal Profiler, you must have certain knowledge in different areas of education. Since you will be
profiling criminals, you should have a advanced degree in human psychology. Another degree you could
have that would benefit you if you had this job is Criminal Justice or Criminal Behavior. All these degrees will
help you get your job as a Criminal Profiler.
!
Many schools offer these courses such as,
Georgian College - Criminal Psychology and Behavior
Niagara College - Criminal Psychology and Behavior
Harvard Extension School - Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Camosun University - Criminal Justice
Langara College - Criminal Justice
Vancouver Island College - Criminology
And many more!
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Section 2
Salary
Now you may be interested in becoming a Criminal
Profiler, or you might just be curious. How much money
does a Criminal Profiler make anyways? It all depends
on your work experience, and your location. You could
earn possibly more that $100,000!
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With less that one year of experience you could earn
about $34,000 - $60,000 annually.
With 5 - 9 years of experience, a criminal profiler could
make about $46,000 - $82,000.
After about a decade of working as a criminal profiler,
you could make up to about $106,000.
Again, it does matter where you work, if you have experience, and possibly your education.
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Conclusion
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I’ve always been a fan of detective or sleuth games, and ever
since I’ve discovered Criminal Minds and CSI, I’ve been
hooked. After going through multiple websites, researching,
and creating this iBook, I’ve decided that becoming a
Criminal Profiler is not something I think I would do in the
future. Even though this job, and profiling in general, is very
interesting, I can’t really see myself doing this in the future.
Anyways, I hope you’ve learned a lot from this iBook, hope
you enjoyed!
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