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... > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensics > criminal profiling

... > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensics > criminal profiling

... > law enforcement > policing > 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]

Broader concept

forensics

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concepts

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/criminal_profiling

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