160. Criminal Profiling & Investigative Psychology

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In today's episode, we explore the lore and research behind the ever-interesting tradecraft of Criminal Profiling. What it is, what it isn't and why we are enthralled by it. We also contrast it with Investigative Psychology and discuss cases of when profiling worked, when it didn't and what happens when a fraud gains "profiler celebrity."

Resources

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  • David, Canter. “(PDF) the Organized/Disorganized Typology of Serial Murder: Myth or Model?” ResearchGate, Sept. 2004, www.researchgate.net/publication/232453753_The_OrganizedDisorganized_Typology_of_Serial_Murder_Myth_or_Model. Accessed 14 Oct. 2023.

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  • George, James. “Offender Profiling and Expert Testimony: Scientifically Valid or Glorified Results?” Vanderbilt Law Review, vol. 61, no. 1, 1 Jan. 2008, p. 221, scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr/vol61/iss1/5/. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.

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  • The New York Times. “Navy’s Need to Blame Is Blown Open.” The New York Times, 28 May 1990.

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