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CRIMINAL DESCRIPTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- profiling
1, record 1, English, profiling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- criminal profiling 2, record 1, English, criminal%20profiling
correct
- offender profiling 3, record 1, English, offender%20profiling
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Constructing an outline or "profile" of a person’s or an offender’s individual characteristics. 3, record 1, English, - profiling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The BSU [i. e. the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit] has pioneered a system of criminal investigation known as Profiling, [which draws] on a combination of field experience and psychiatric knowledge to develop a loose but directed description of a possible killer. Each serial killer has an idiosyncratic pattern, a systematic way of going about the selection, pursuit, killing and disposal of his victims. Each of his victims will show characteristic damage, or be placed in a ritual manner, or taken from a social group, such as prostitutes or nurses or hitchhikers, having special significance to the killer. No two are exactly alike, but serial killers in general conform to a limited number of types. 2, record 1, English, - profiling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It can take the details of an individual case and tell you whether it fits, in a general way, into the pattern of similar crimes. 2, record 1, English, - profiling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
DNA profiling, psychological profiling, etc. 3, record 1, English, - profiling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- profilage
1, record 1, French, profilage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- profil psychologique 1, record 1, French, profil%20psychologique
correct, specific
- physionomie mentale 1, record 1, French, physionomie%20mentale
correct, specific
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Esquisse psychologique, etc. d'un individu. 1, record 1, French, - profilage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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