The FBI formed its Behavioral Science Unit in 1974 to study serial predators. Since then, the art and craft of criminal profiling have become the subject of numerous books, TV shows and iconic films ...

We have all seen criminal profiling on hit TV shows and films like Criminal Minds, The Silence of the Lambs, Cracker, and Mindhunter, and heard the legendary tales of “profilers” catching elusive ...

As the summer of 1988 transitioned to autumn, two London physicians dedicated themselves to uncovering the identity of infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. Using a combination of autopsy results ...

Offender profiling in sexual homicide seeks to infer the psychological, demographic and behavioural characteristics of unknown perpetrators by analysing crime-scene actions, victimology and forensic ...

After years of trying to understand the minds of people who hurt others, I have recently turned my attention as a criminal psychologist from violent crimes to the less well-known world of green crime.

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. As cybercrime increasingly becomes prevalent today, an educator has made it her mission to find new ways to enhance education in this ...

Connell School of Nursing Professor Ann Wolbert Burgess received a phone call at her Boston College office in 1978 that would alter the course of her career and lead to a seismic shift in the practice ...

If you were to enter Jamie Abercrombie’s home on St. Simons Island, it’s more than likely you would notice an assortment of crime books littering the floor, with titles ranging from “men who rape” to ...