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'''Profiling''' is a technique used in [[law enforcement]] to help narrow the field of potential [[criminal]] suspects.  Investigators compile a list of characteristics (a "profile") likely to be descriptive of a crime's perpetrator, and then alter the focus of an investigation accordingly.  A simple example of profiling would be [[airport]] security personnel looking for nervous individuals wearing bulky clothes and subjecting them to more thorough searches, since people who carry dangerous devices are more likely to fit that description.  However, profiling can be extended to include complex information about behaviors, tendencies, and psychological characteristics in addition to physical identifiers.
 
'''Profiling''' is a technique used in [[law enforcement]] to help narrow the field of potential [[criminal]] suspects.  Investigators compile a list of characteristics (a "profile") likely to be descriptive of a crime's perpetrator, and then alter the focus of an investigation accordingly.  A simple example of profiling would be [[airport]] security personnel looking for nervous individuals wearing bulky clothes and subjecting them to more thorough searches, since people who carry dangerous devices are more likely to fit that description.  However, profiling can be extended to include complex information about behaviors, tendencies, and psychological characteristics in addition to physical identifiers.
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* Brent Turvey defines criminal profiling as a careful examination of physical evidence, victimology and all known facts of the crime to infer offender characteristics using the [[scientific method]]. [http://deductivecriminalprofiling.com/]
  
 
== Mental Profiling ==
 
== Mental Profiling ==
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{{main|Racial profiling}}
 
{{main|Racial profiling}}
  
The use of [[race]] as a profiling characteristic is controversial due to critics, mostly [[liberal]]s, objecting due to concerns over [[discrimination]] and reinforcement of negative racial [[stereotype]]s.
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The use of [[race]] as a profiling characteristic objectionable to some critics, mostly [[liberal]]s, objecting due to concerns over [[discrimination]] and reinforcement of negative racial [[stereotype]]s.
  
 
== Liberal Profiling ==
 
== Liberal Profiling ==
 
Profiling may be used to identify liberals by their characteristics.  For instance, someone who actively engages in [[deceit]], [[evolutionist style|questionable science]], [[:Image:Hitler_and_Darwin.jpg|absurdities]], [[liberal hysteria|hysteria]], [[liberal tricks|dubious methodology]], [[logic]], and embraces the values of [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]] and [[Professor values|academia]] is overwhelmingly likely to be liberal.
 
Profiling may be used to identify liberals by their characteristics.  For instance, someone who actively engages in [[deceit]], [[evolutionist style|questionable science]], [[:Image:Hitler_and_Darwin.jpg|absurdities]], [[liberal hysteria|hysteria]], [[liberal tricks|dubious methodology]], [[logic]], and embraces the values of [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]] and [[Professor values|academia]] is overwhelmingly likely to be liberal.
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*[https://www.americanthinker.com/2010/11/profile_muslims_or_pat_down_th.html Profile Muslims or pat down the masses?]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:19, September 26, 2018

Profiling is a technique used in law enforcement to help narrow the field of potential criminal suspects. Investigators compile a list of characteristics (a "profile") likely to be descriptive of a crime's perpetrator, and then alter the focus of an investigation accordingly. A simple example of profiling would be airport security personnel looking for nervous individuals wearing bulky clothes and subjecting them to more thorough searches, since people who carry dangerous devices are more likely to fit that description. However, profiling can be extended to include complex information about behaviors, tendencies, and psychological characteristics in addition to physical identifiers.

  • Brent Turvey defines criminal profiling as a careful examination of physical evidence, victimology and all known facts of the crime to infer offender characteristics using the scientific method. [1]

Mental Profiling

Experts in psychology and psychiatry are occasionally called upon to generate mental profiles of criminals. Such profiles are usually reserved for high-profile cases, repeat offenders, or particularly heinous offenses, as in cases involving serial killers.

Racial Profiling

For a more detailed treatment, see Racial profiling.

The use of race as a profiling characteristic objectionable to some critics, mostly liberals, objecting due to concerns over discrimination and reinforcement of negative racial stereotypes.

Liberal Profiling

Profiling may be used to identify liberals by their characteristics. For instance, someone who actively engages in deceit, questionable science, absurdities, hysteria, dubious methodology, logic, and embraces the values of Hollywood and academia is overwhelmingly likely to be liberal.

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