narrow the search for an offender, lower the potential number of victims, allow for better interrogation methods when a suspect is in custody and lastly the profiler can act as an expert witness and help jurors understand motives of the offender. Profiling tries to determine specific characteristics about an offender: lifestyle, personal habits, occupation, gender, size, marital status, remorse or guilt, aggressiveness, skill level and education and so on. The goal is to identify and predict. Before a forensic profile can be created, a full forensic investigation of the crime must be performed. During the forensic investigation, several facts are observed: location of the crime, a public street or the victim’s house, condition the crime scene was left, whether it was neat or torn apart, body position and post or pre rigor mortis, force of entry or unlocked doors, the weather, temperature of surroundings, this could be the temperature of a cup of coffee or bowl of ice cream, patterns of blood and footprints. Physical evidence is then collected and preserved: blood, semen, weapons, fibers, hairs, fingerprints and footprints are also taken.Second, the characteristics of the crime scene are looked at. Photographs of the victim and scene are taken to determine how the crime was carried out. Investigators look at the type of weapons used, if gloves were worn, the level of intelligence that was need to perform the specific crime. In assessing the crime, police try to determine if the crime was planned or unplanned and if was carried out due to anger or perhaps reaction to stress. These characteristics are derived from the forensic reports. Characteristics from each individual crime and similar crimes are compiled and similarities are reviewed.Thirdly, victimology is used. Victimology is the study and analysis of victim characteristics. Specifics about a victim such as appearance, age, race, social status, profession, dr...
