ABSTRACT
The behavior sciences are central to criminal profiling and are utilized to try to reconstruct an offender’s behavior and motivations based on an analysis of a crime scene. As used here, profiling arises from the assumption that how a person acts helps to define who a person is, to form their personality. Thus, behavior reflects personality, whether a person is sitting at home watching television, studying in a classroom, or committing a violent crime. This axiom applies at crime scenes as well.
