CRIMINAL PROFILING:

MORE SCIENCE THAN FICTION

WHAT IS A CRIMINAL PROFILER?

A behavioural and investigative tool to help investigators predict characteristics of unknown criminal offenders.

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HOW THEY WORK

Criminal profilers are well versed in forensic psychology and use this to develop a profile of a perpetrator.

They analyze information from the crime scene; reading reports and forensic evidence to gather insight on the subjects identity

SALARY

$30,000 to $45,000 starting salary Depends on level of education and experience

Top criminal profilers make roughly $64,000

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Criminal profilers are psychological scientists Not psychics!