Profilers are not the people who solve cases all by themselves and Profiling is often seen as a resource that could be used to help investigators when their conventional methods fail to make progress when little or no evidence is left at the scene of a crime.

Serial killers and other offenders may exhibit an unquenchable desire to fulfil a fantasy by committing a violent act or shows signs of psychopathology. Often cases have baffled the belief - specifically when little or no evidence is left. Let's look at the methods profilers use to catch these serial offenders and save communities from their inhumane acts of violence.

In this course, we look at the history, techniques, and important terms used by law enforcement and profilers during various attempts made by profilers in the past to catch ruthless predators. We will also explore why it often does not work and how profiling has been refined and criticized over the years.

In this course, we will take an in-depth look at:

• Crime Scene Profiling

• Geographical profiling

• Psychological profiling

• Suspect-based profiling

• Death analysis

• Crime scene staging

• Modus Operandi, trophies and important terms

• Serial offenders including rapists, killers and arsonists

• Profiling limitations

• Case studies

• Psychopathy

• History of profiling

• Criticism regarding profiling and its limitations

• Diagnostic Evaluations

• Cult leaders

  ...ANDMORE...

At the end of this course, you should have a good understanding of the different criminal profiling techniques, how it was developed, how it is used and also what it can realistically achieve.