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there is a difference between crime assessment and profiling I feel like everyone knows profiling I mean it's
like it's literally mainstream TV but there is a difference right it is the the big difference between the two is
profiling is psychological and crime assessment is evidence-based so what we do is we look at the evidence at the
scene um and I tell people this all the time like you know and we break it down into different categories but everyone
has mannerisms about themselves everyone has behavior that that that kind of grow
grows with them and develops with them through through life and those behaviors come out when they commit a crime and
that's what we look for in the evidence what's there what's not there you know why is something like this in a lot of
cases is why is that person the victim like why did they choose this person versus somebody else to do this to so
and it's really evidence-based that we go off of what we see at the crime scene or don't see and it's not psych like if
you look at some of the older profiling like they're given you know hey we think
this is a you know a white male and given an age and some of these other thing we don't go down there like I
always say and you know this I can get you into the right church I can get you into the right Pew it's your job to
figure out which one of those five people did this then that's what it comes down to

Patrick Zirpoli teaches Ashley Flowers about the differences between a criminal profiler and a crime scene assessment specialist. Watch the full episode on the @CrimeJunkiechannel!

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Brief Summary

Crime assessment is evidence-based, unlike profiling, which relies on psychological assumptions.

Key points

The Difference Between Profiling and Assessment. Profiling is psychological, while crime assessment relies on evidence. Understanding this distinction is crucial.
Behavioral Mannerisms in Crime. Everyone has unique mannerisms that can reveal themselves during criminal acts.
Victim Selection in Crimes. Exploring the reasons behind why certain individuals become victims of crime.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

There's a difference between crime assessment and profiling.

WatchJul 23, 2024

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