The Role of Criminal Profiling in Identifying Motivations
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Abstract
A very important aspect of criminal proceedings and thus of investigations is the identification of motive, which is the basis for the classification of a crime, and the preliminary identification of motive can provide an extremely important basis for the planning of future suspect interviews. There are quasi-clear-cut cases where the scene of a burglary resulting in homicide almost tells the story–marks on the front door, signs of a struggle at the scene, time of the burglary, items taken, etc.–which may suggest a profit motive at an early stage of the investigation. But what if the motive is completely or partially unintelligible? At the FBI Behavioral Science Unit, it is such difficult to understand, or bizarre, cases that have given rise to the profiling method. In this paper, we will explore the issues related to the investigation of motivations for homicide, presenting the results and partial results of domestic and international research with a focus on profiling. The results of this study may support the development of national profiling and behavioural analysis based methods of investigative support.
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