ABSTRACT
Studying violent crime to determine characteristics and traits of unknown offenders is not a new technique (Brussels 1968). However, it is certainly one that has captured the imagination of the public as demonstrated by such television series as Profiler, Criminal Minds, and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. In addition to the public’s attraction to the subject, criminal justice professionals have written extensively on the subject (Canter 1994; Palermo and Kocsis 2004; Keppel 2006).
